Narayan Wagle is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

i journalist and writer. He served as the editor of '' Kantipur Daily'', one of Nepal's largest circulating newspapers, until 2008, and was the editor of '' Nagarik News'' until 18 May 2012. Wagle won the

Madan Puraskar The Madan Puraskar ( ne, मदन पुरस्कार) is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered the most pre ...

for his novel '' Palpasa Cafe'' in 2005.

Biography

He was born on 17 June 1968 (4 Ashadh 2025 BS) in Dharampani village (currently Bandipur Rural Municipality) in Tanahun district of

Gandaki Province Gandaki Province ( ne, गण्डकी प्रदेश ) ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borde ...

Literary career

'' Palpasa Cafe'' is Wagle's first book, published in Nepali in 2005, and subsequently translated into English, Korean and French. It tells the story of an artist, Drishya, who goes trekking into the Nepali countryside in the midst of the

Nepalese Civil War The Nepalese Civil War was a protracted armed conflict that took place in the former Kingdom of Nepal from 1996 to 2006. It saw fighting between the Nepalese royal government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) throughout the country. ...

. It was a best seller and was acclaimed for bringing the realities of the Nepalese Civil War to the public in a way journalism had failed to. '' Mayur Times'' is Wagle's second book, published in Nepali in 2010. It also has themes dealing with the Nepali Civil War but is set after the war. It is a fictional narration of how journalists are caught in the crossfire, written from the perspective of a small-town newspaper in the

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...

region of Nepal. Like its predecessor, ''Mayur Times'' sold moderately in Nepal but met with mixed reviews. ''Koreana Coffee Guff'', his third book was published in 2019. It is a creative non-fiction book that recounts his traveling experiences in Korea. It received mixed reviews.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagle, Narayan Nepalese male novelists 1968 births Living people Madan Puraskar winners Nepalese journalists 21st-century Nepalese male writers Nepalese columnists People from Tanahun District

Biography

Literary career

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