description: In the 1930s a wealthy Tibetan family, the Maiqis, make a bargain with an emissary of the Chinese Nationalists. In exchange for military support, they are to plant fields of poppies, valuable in the heroin trade - a deal that enriches the Maiqis' lavish lifestyle and earns them dangerous enmity.
language: English
title: Red Poppies : An Epic Saga of Old Tibet
titlecomplete: Red Poppies : An Epic Saga of Old Tibet
genres: Asian Literature, Fiction, Chinese Literature, China, Contemporary, Historical, Asia, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 535
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Methuen Publishing