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The Gurkha's Daughter: Stories by Prajwal Parajuly

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A pioneering collection describing and dramatizing the Nepalese diaspora - the displacement and exile of the Nepali-speaking world

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE*

A disfigured servant girl plans to flee Nepal; a Kalimpong shopkeeper faces an impossible dilemma; a Hindu religious festival in Darjeeling brings with it a sacrifice; a Nepali-Bhutanese refugee pins her hopes on the West; a Gurkha's daughter tries to comprehend her father's complaints; two young Nepali-speaking immigrants meet in Manhattan.

These are just some of the stories of the people whose culture and language is Nepalese but who are dispersed to India, Bhutan and beyond.

From every perspective and on every page, Prajwal Parajuly blends rich colour and vernacular to paint an eye-opening picture of a unique world and its people.



About the Author
Prajwal Parajuly - the son of an Indian father and a Nepalese mother - divides his time between New York and Oxford, England, but disappears to Gangtok, his hometown in the Indian Himalayas, at every opportunity. Parts of The Gurkha's Daughter: Stories were written while he was a writer-in-residence at Truman State University, in Kirksville, Missouri.

Reviews
'Equally moving stories, the author takes us effortlessly inside the lives of the families in this remote ancient kingdom and its diaspora' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
'[An] accomplished debut collection ... A distinctive talent' Financial Times. * Financial Times *
'Crisp, inventive and insightful ... Marvellous' Guardian. * Guardian *


Awards
Short-listed for Dylan Thomas Prize 2013.



Book Information
ISBN 9781780872964
Author Prajwal Parajuly
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint riverrun
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 221g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 171mm * 20mm

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