''The Tutor of History'' is a novel by Nepalese-Canadian writer
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 ...
. It was published in 2001 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.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 Dahal - A young widow who owns a small tea shop
Reception
Renowned writer
Indra Bahadur Rai
Indra Bahadur Rai (3 February 1927 – 6 March 2018) was an Indian Nepali language writer and literary critic from Darjeeling, India. He wrote multiple essays, short stories, novels and criticism in his lifetime. ''Kheer'' and ''Raat Bhari Huri ...
in his review for ''
Nepali Times
''Nepali Times'' (stylized as NEPALI Times) is an English weekly newspaper that provides reporting and commentary on Nepali politics, business, culture, travel and society in 16 pages. The weekly is aimed at the expatriate, diplomatic and busines ...
'' lauded the novel and said, " She will be a recurrent success story" about Thapa. Sarah LeVine praised the book as providing "modern perspective" to Nepal in her review for the journal ''European Bullet for Himalayan Research''.
See also
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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 wri ...
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Tilled Earth
''Tilled Earth: Stories'' is an anthology of short stories by Manjushree Thapa. It was published on 2007 by Penguin India. It is her first short story collection and fourth book. The book was launched by poet Wayne Amtizis and filmmaker Kesang Ts ...
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Forget Kathmandu
''Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy'' is a historical book by Manjushree Thapa. The book was published in 2005 by Penguin Books. It is the third book of the writer who had previously published ''Mustang Bhot in Fragments'' in 1992 and '' Th ...
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Unleashing Nepal
''Unleashing Nepal'' Revised is a 2013 non-fiction book by Sujeev Shakya. Closing out an eventful decade, in which the centuries-old institution of monarchy Nepal was replaced by an elected government, Shakya connects the history of Nepal to the ...