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City Of Dreams (book)
''City of Dream: Stories'' is an anthology of short stories by Pranaya SJB Rana Pranaya SJB Rana is a writer, editor and journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is currently editor of ''The Record'', a digital-native news publication focusing on long form reporting, essays, and explainers. Rana was previously features editor .... It was published in 2015 by Rupa Publications. It is the first book by Rana, who is a Nepalese journalist and writer. Synopsis The stories are set in and around Kathmandu city. The stories included in the anthology are: * City of Dreams * The Smoker * Dashain * Our Ruin * Two * Maya * Knife in the Water * The Red Kurta * The Presence of God * The Child Reception The collection was favorably reviewed in Nepal with one review calling Rana "a bold writer, willing to push against the boundaries of what we might have come to expect of South Asian writers". See also * '' The Tutor of History'' * The Wayward Daughter * '' Arresting God in Kathma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranaya SJB Rana
Pranaya SJB Rana is a writer, editor and journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is currently editor of ''The Record'', a digital-native news publication focusing on long form reporting, essays, and explainers. Rana was previously features editor and op-ed editor of ''The Kathmandu Post'' and a reporter for ''Nepali Times.'' Rana is also the author of a collection of short stories, '' City of Dreams: Stories'', published by Rupa Publications, India. Career Rana started his journalism career as a reporter for ''Nepali Times'' and ''Wave Magazine'', both published by Himalmedia. He went on to become op-ed editor for ''The Kathmandu Post'' from 2012 to 2015 and then Features Editor from 2018 to 2020. At the ''Post'', Rana authored a series of popular interviews called Brunch with the Post with a wide range of Nepali personalities including politicians, businesspersons, artists, academics, and musicians. The interviews were modelled after the ''Financial Times Lunch with the FT. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupa Publications
Rupa Publications is an Indian publishing company based in New Delhi, with sales centres in Kolkata, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Kathmandu. Genesis Rupa Publications was founded in 1936 by D. Mehra and R. K. Mehra at College Street in Calcutta. Also a book distributor and importer, The logo of the company was designed by the film maker Satyajit Ray and he asked for some books as fees for his job. Business profile Rupa Publications has published all of Chetan Bhagat's books, '' My Country My Life'' (the autobiography of L. K. Advani), some of Ramendra Kumar's and Ruskin Bond's books, and has also published ''Kaun Banega Crorepati - The Official Book'', Pranab Mukherjee's autobiographical title the ''Presidential Years''. According to the publishing house, their annual production stands at approximately 150-200 titles currently. In 2012, Kapish Mehra, current managing director of the company launched Aleph Book Company, along with David Davidar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paperback
A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with adhesive, glue rather than stitch (textile arts), stitches or Staple (fastener), staples. In contrast, hardcover (hardback) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic. Inexpensive books bound in paper have existed since at least the 19th century in such forms as pamphlets, yellow-backs, yellowbacks, dime novels, and airport novels. Modern paperbacks can be differentiated from one another by size. In the United States, there are "mass-market paperbacks" and larger, more durable "trade paperbacks". In the United Kingdom, there are A-format, B-format, and the largest C-format sizes. Paperback editions of books are issued when a publisher decides to release a book in a low-cost format. Lower-quality paper, glued (rather than stapled or sewn) bindings, and the lack of a hard cover may contribute to the lower cost of paperbacks. Paperb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathmandu
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The Tutor Of History
''The Tutor of History'' is a novel by Nepalese-Canadian writer Manjushree Thapa. It was published in 2001 by Penguin Books. The book is considered one of the first books written by a Nepalese writer in English. It is the first novel of the writer who had previously written a non-fiction book called ''Mustang Bhot in Fragments'' published in 1992. Synopsis The book is set in 1990s Nepal. The main plot of the book is centered around the campaign for parliamentary elections in the roadside town of Khaireni Tar, situated between Kathmandu and Pokhara in the western region of Nepal. The book shows the effect of the elections on the common people of that town and the lives of the people gets entangled with the politics. Characters The major characters of the novel are : * Giridhar Adhikari -Chairman of the People's Party's district committee * Rishi Parajuli - A under-employed bachelor, UML member and a tutor to school children * Om Gurung - A former British Gurkha * Binita D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wayward Daughter (novel)
''The Wayward Daughter: A Kathmandu Story'' is a 2018 novel by Shradha Ghale. It was published on 1 December 2018, by Speaking Tiger Books. It is the debut novel of the author. It is a coming of age story of a girl in 1990s Kathmandu during the Nepalese civil war. Synopsis Sumnima Tamule is a student in Rhododendron High School. Most of her peers are from rich families and are planning to go abroad for their higher education. She is from a middle-class family and got second division in her studies, she has to settle for an obscure college in the city. After Sunmina's poor performance in the exam, her parents expectation falls upon her younger sister, Numa. Subsequently, her cousins from Lungla, a village in remote Nepal comes to Sumnina's place fleeing the civil war troubles. Her life is caught in a frenzy amidst all new changes in her household. The book also depicts the class and caste differences in cosmopolitan Kathmandu. Characters * Sumnima Tamule—a high school gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arresting God In Kathmandu
''Arresting God in Kathmandu'' is the debut book by Nepali-American author Samrat Upadhyay. Published in 2001, ''Arresting God in Kathmandu'' was awarded the Whiting Writers' Award for fiction. The book marks the first time a Nepali writer writing in English has been published in the West. Synopsis It is a collection of nine short stories that provide a glimpse into everyday life in Kathmandu, Nepal. The stories included in the books are: # The Good Shopkeeper # The Cooking Poet # Deepak Misra's Secretary # The Limping Bride # During the Festival # The Room Next Door # The Man with Long Hair # This World # A Great Man's House Reception ''Publishers Weekly'' calls Upadhyay's writing "assured and simple", concluding that "Upadhyay anchors small yet potent epiphanies in a place called Kathmandu, and quietly calls it home." On the other hand, ''Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Nepalese Books
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2015 Short Story Collections
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English Books By Nepalese Writer
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Nepalese Short Story Collections
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