''Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy'' is a historical book by
Manjushree Thapa
Manjushree Thapa (born 1968 in Kathmandu) is a Nepalese–born Canadian essayist, fiction writer, translator and editor. She is one of the first English writer of Nepali descent to be published internationally. '' Forget Kathmandu'' and '' The Tu ...
. The book was published in 2005 by
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.The Tutor of History'' in 2001. Thapa is one of the first mainstream English writers from Nepal.
Synopsis
The book covers several issues in the political and historical scenarios of Nepal. The book covers the ten year long Nepalese civil war and the Royal massacre. Thapa worked as a journalist during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The book records her experience, reportage and analysis of the various events that occurred in the last 10 years.
Reception
Th book received positive responses from the critics and is Thapa's one the most popular work. Sam Miler called the book as "intelligent and challenging and deserves to be widely read" in his review for ''
India Today
''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new onl ...
''. Elvira Gardner praised the style of Thapa as "innovative" in their review for the journal ''European Bullet for Himalayan Research''.
Translations
The Italian translation of the book was published as ''Forget Kathmandu'' in 2006 translated by Gioia Guerzoni. The book was translated into Finnish as ''Unohda Kathmandu'' in 2008 by Erkki and Leena Vihtosella.