Author: Kunzang Choden
ISBN: 9789998048010
Publisher: Riyang Book
Rigzin, a young monk, lives a cloistered life with his master in the remote mountains of Bhutan. He knows nothing of the outside world, till one day his blissful isolation is invaded by a modern pop song. All peace and contentment shattered. Rigzin can find no rest till he satiates his newfound curiosity.
With the help of his master, Rigzin sets off on a magical journey around the country following his monkey mind wherever it takes him. He finds himself thrust into a world far more confounding than he could have ever imagined.
By turns fiercely comical and tender, Monk Chasing Monkey is the story of modern Bhutan and a moving tribute to the ordinary lives who navigate unknowable complexities every day.