Arresting God in Kathmandu

Arresting God in Kathmandu
Cover art for original 2001 publication
AuthorSamrat Upadhyay
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
2001 AD (2057 BS)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages191
AwardsWhiting Writers' Award for Fiction, 2001
ISBN9780618043712

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.[1] The book marks the first time a Nepali writer writing in English has been published in the West.[citation needed]

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:

  1. The Good Shopkeeper
  2. The Cooking Poet
  3. Deepak Misra's Secretary
  4. The Limping Bride
  5. During the Festival
  6. The Room Next Door
  7. The Man with Long Hair
  8. This World
  9. 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."[2] On the other hand, Kirkus Reviews called the book a collection of "diverting if sometimes lukewarm tales."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Samrat Upadhyay". Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ Staff (30 July 2001). "Arresting God in Kathmandu: a review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Arresting God in Kathmandu". Kirkus Reviews. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 6 June 2013.


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