Narayan Wagle
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Narayan Wagle is a Nepal
ese journalist and novelist. He was the editor of Kantipur
Daily, one of Nepal's largest circulating newspapers, until 2008, and is currently the editor of Nagarik News. Wagle is widely recognized for his Madan Puraskar winning book Palpasa cafe
.
was Wagle's first book, published in Nepali
in 2005, and subsequently translated into English and Korean. It tells the story of an artist, Drishya, who goes trekking into the Nepali countryside in the midst of the Nepalese Civil War. 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.
region of Nepal. Like its predecessor, Mayur Times sold extremely well in Nepal but met mixed reviews.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
ese journalist and novelist. He was the editor of Kantipur
Kantipur Publications
Kantipur Publications, Ltd. is a media firm based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The company operates five widely circulated print publications, a national television network, and a radio station. It is the first media organization in Nepal to gain membership to the World Association of Newspapers...
Daily, one of Nepal's largest circulating newspapers, until 2008, and is currently the editor of Nagarik News. Wagle is widely recognized for his Madan Puraskar winning book Palpasa cafe
Palpasa Cafe
Palpasa Cafe is a novel by Nepali author Narayan Wagle. It tells the story of an artist, Drishya, during the height of the Nepalese Civil War. The novel is partly a love story of Drishya and the first generation American Nepali, Palpasa, who has returned to the land of her parents after 9/11...
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Palpasa Cafe (2005)
Palpasa cafePalpasa Cafe
Palpasa Cafe is a novel by Nepali author Narayan Wagle. It tells the story of an artist, Drishya, during the height of the Nepalese Civil War. The novel is partly a love story of Drishya and the first generation American Nepali, Palpasa, who has returned to the land of her parents after 9/11...
was Wagle's first book, published in Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...
in 2005, and subsequently translated into English and Korean. It tells the story of an artist, Drishya, who goes trekking into the Nepali countryside in the midst of the Nepalese Civil War. 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 (2010)
Mayur Times is Wagle's second book, published in Nepali in 2010. It also has themes dealing with the Nepalese Civil 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 teraiTerai
The Terai is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. The Terai belongs to the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion...
region of Nepal. Like its predecessor, Mayur Times sold extremely well in Nepal but met mixed reviews.
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See also
- Nepali literatureNepali literatureNepali Literature refers to the literature written in the Nepali language and should not be confused with Nepalese literature; a work that is classified as Nepali literature does not necessarily have to be written by a Nepalese/ written in Nepal. Much of today's Nepali literature is widely written...