Chhapamar ko Chhoro
Appearance
Author | Mahesh Bikram Shah |
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Original title | छापामारको छोरो |
Language | Nepali |
Subject | Maoist insurgency in Nepal |
Genre | Short stories |
Published | 2007 |
Publisher | Sajha Prakashan,FinePrint Publication |
Publication date | 2007 |
Publication place | Nepal |
Media type | |
Pages | 124 |
ISBN | 9993327727 |
Chhapamar ko Chhoro(Nepali:छापामारको छोरो,lit. 'The guerrilla’s son') is a Nepali short story collection byMahesh Bikram Shah.[1][2][3]The book was published in 2007 bySajha Prakashan.The book won the prestigiousMadan Puraskarfor the year 2063 BS (2007-2008). The anthology consists of eighteen stories centered aroundMaoist insurgencyin Nepal.[4]
Background
[edit]Shah is a police officer. The stories are based on the difficulties of ordinary people during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.[5]
Stories
[edit]Some of the stories included in the anthology are:
- Badhsala ma Buddha[Buddha in a Slaughter House]
- Ma ra Murdaharu[Me and Corpses]
- Ekadeshma[In a Country]
- Babuko Kandh ma Chhoro Sutiraheko Desh[The Country where the Son is Sleeping in the Father’s Shoulder]
- Mero Kukur Aajhai Bhukiraheko Thiyo[My Dog was Still Barking]
- Bandha Dhoka ra Samaya[Closed Door and Time]
- Bandha Dhoka ra Sapanaharu[Broken Door and the Dreams]
Awards
[edit]The book was awarded with Madan Puraskar for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008).[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"छापामारको छोरो - FinePrint".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-10-20.Retrieved2014-10-16.
- ^"Kathmandu University | KU"(PDF).
- ^http:// ekantipur /saturday/2013/07/12/books/diasporic-snapshots/251104.html[dead link]
- ^Chettri, Kritika (2020-10-01)."Humility and the humble: A reading of the Nepali short stories of Maheshbikram Shah".Short Fiction in Theory & Practice.10(2): 191–207.doi:10.1386/fict_00027_1.S2CID234637456.
- ^"A war of words - Nepali Times".archive.nepalitimes.Retrieved2021-11-20.
- ^"मदन पुरस्कार समर्पण समारोह (वि.सं. २०६४) – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी".guthi.madanpuraskar.org.Retrieved2021-11-20.
- ^"भ्रष्टाचारको आरोप लागेका पूर्व डिआइजी २०६३ मा मदन पुरस्कार विजेता".प्रशासन.Retrieved2021-11-20.