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<title>The Dalai Lama&#039;s Smile</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a class="highslide" href="https://picture.graycity.net/img/paula-closson-buck/the_dalai_lamas_smile.jpg"><img src="https://picture.graycity.net/img/paula-closson-buck/the_dalai_lamas_smile_preview.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" title ="The Dalai Lama's Smile" alt ="The Dalai Lama's Smile"/></a><br//><b>In eight short stories, travelers and locals become entangled in situations that send their moral compasses spinning.</b><br> <br> A grieving American father visits Dharamsala to investigate the murder of the son he's never understood and finds himself delving into the mystery of the young man's life. A Turkish-Cypriot teacher is tasked with making an inventory of household goods in an occupied tourist resort the inhabitants have fled. A Greek sculptor whose marriage is failing covers for a student from the US who, instead of learning the art, engages in an affair. A Buddhist nun enlists the help of a Peace Corps worker to kill a suffering dog. A wannabe eco-activist in Kentucky writes confessional letters to Boyan Slat, the young CEO of The Ocean Cleanup. A woman in a Rajasthan tourist caravan bears helpless witness to a dire culture clash.<br> <br> As Closson Buck's characters encounter circumstances that challenge their understanding of themselves and the world around them,...]]></description>
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