Rama Adhikari, TGT
Kathmandu, Nov 21
With the end of festival season and the onset of winter, Nepali literary market has started smirking with new vigor. Perhaps a response to the end of wet season and the coming in of winter, publishers are delivering one after another ambitious books. In the past few weeks, books by many well-known writers have entered the market.
BookHill, one of the most reputed publishers in Nepal, launched Kalpa-Grantha, a collection of stories by experimental writer Kumar Nagarkoti. According to the publisher, the book will be delivered to only those readers who make online booking. The low-price version in paperback is not available, sources say.
Sikha Books, another premier publishing house has launched a few significant books in series. Its recent-most publications of high significance include Satta ra Swapnadosh, a collection of essays by senior essayist and novelist Resham Birahi. Author of the much acclaimed Debre Ankha, Birahi is famous for his critical socio-political analysis. A few days back, the publishing house had launched Lalas, a novel by senior poet and novelist Bhuvan Hari Sigdel. Sources say, the fiction revolves around the marital relations of a senior friend from the author’s real life. Yaun Siksha, another book from the publishing house, is a foundational book on Sex Education by educationist, Prof. Man Prasad Wagle. A few weeks ago, the same publication had launched Puskar Lohani’s maiden novel Adrishya Manchhe.
Fine Print, another premier publishing house in Nepal, published Desh-Deshawar, a collection of travel essays by Jiba Lamichhane. Earlier, Mr. Lamichhane has launched Sarsarti Sansar, a much acclaimed anthology of travel essays. A few weeks before the same publishing house had launched Ashim Sagar’s poetry collection Ka.