Apr 17th, 2008 · Can we learn from our past mistakes? Pico Iyer finds modern meaning in Graham Greene's novel about a naive American who comes into a foreign place full of ideas of democracy, and how he will teach an ancient culture a better, American way of doing things.
Keywords: Americans · culture · democracy · modern · foreign · novel · ancient · Graham Greene · resonance · naive · Pico Iyer
Mar 31st, 2008 · Ongoing anti-government protests have sparked violence in Tibet, and China accuses the Dalai Lama of instigating the unrest. Journalist Pico Iyer has known the Dalai Lama for three decades and written a new book about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
Keywords: Violence · protests · China · Unrest · Tibet · Spiritual · Dalai Lama · Dalai · Lama · instigators · Tibetan · Pico Iyer
