Careful Village and Other Khashag from Tibet - Jyab, Menla
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This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab. Emerging in the 1980s during a period of cultural revival in Tibetan communities, khashag fused traditional Tibetan expression with influences from Han Chinese xiangsheng (crosstalk), evolving into a medium of sharp societal critique and joyous entertainment. Menla Jyab, a pioneering performer, used his platform in radio, television, to…mehr

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This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab. Emerging in the 1980s during a period of cultural revival in Tibetan communities, khashag fused traditional Tibetan expression with influences from Han Chinese xiangsheng (crosstalk), evolving into a medium of sharp societal critique and joyous entertainment. Menla Jyab, a pioneering performer, used his platform in radio, television, to craft comedies described as 'having meaning in every line'. Drawing on a decade and a half of Tim Thurston's research and his and Tsering Samdrup's close connections with Menla Jyab, this groundbreaking work brings these culturally significant performances to English-speaking audiences for the first time.This richly contextualized volume explores the genre's linguistic intricacies, performative brilliance, and cultural resonance, highlighting its role in overcoming literacy barriers to reach a broad audience. The translations, based on published scripts and transcribed recordings, are accompanied by insightful notes that illuminate the subtle interplay of humor, critique, and identity in Tibetan life. Careful Village is an indispensable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Tibetan culture, performance studies, and oral traditions.
Autorenporträt
Menla Jyab was born in 1963 in a pastoral community called Sumdo, located in Mangra (¿¿¿¿¿ Ch, Guinan ¿¿) County, Tsholho (¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Ch, Hainan ¿¿) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PR China. Growing up in the chaotic years of the Cultural Revolution, he attended primary school in a tent at the age of seven. His studies were good, and he eventually matriculated to the renowned Tsholho Normal School, which served as an incubator for several of the post-Mao period's most famous Tibetan intellectual and cultural talent. Then, in the 1980s he joined the Qinghai Hainan Prefectural Song and Dance troupe (T, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿), and embarked on what would become a storied career as a comedian and public intellectual. Also publishing under the pseudonyms "Pleasure Bringing Snow Child" (T, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿), and Burning Pebble (T, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿)-the latter being his childhood nickname and a reference to the childhood injury he received that causes him to conceal his right hand at all times (Anon. 2010)-Menla Jyabb has developed a strong reputation not only as a comedian but as an accomplished poet and essayist as well.