RSSThis is not a review of this great novel but I just would like to talk a little about it. I had heard a lot about this book and I had even tried to borrow it from a brother but in vain as he told me he misplaced it somewhere. It was only recently I saw a snippet in a newspaper about this particular book being translated to English and Korean language. It made me curious and thus resulting me to visit a book house at Kupondole. I bought two copies of them, one in English and the other one in Nepali for the most important person in my life.
The novel “Palpasa Café” has been written by Narayan Wagle and is the winner of the Madan Puraskar. The book is published by Nep-laya in 2005.
A novel which truly reflects Nepal, the hills, mountains, rhododendrons, bhadgaon, dhido and all such stuffs at it’s best. The feelings it generates is surreal and sometimes I found myself in the river banks of Sunkoshi. The romance, happiness, freedom, grief, pain, sorrow and every other ingredients of life is beautifully portrayed in the story.
It is basically a novel based upon an artist who has had nothing to do with politics, he has been characterized as an innocent, carefree yet patriotic person in the story. The introduction of the character “Chrisitna” adds more flavor to the novel and with the likes of Kishor, Bhoolan the novel is made more interesting with their unique and true nepali attitude.
All in all it’s a beautiful novel and is a must for every reader. “Palpasa Café” is one unforgettable novel that I’ve ever come across in my entire reading career. Not just because it’s Nepali but the intensity of the novel is simply out of the blues. Besides short stories and some essay collections by Nepali writers, I have never really read books but this particular novel “Palpasa Café” came to me crossing every possible barriers.
I still need to go through “Palpasa Café” in the Nepali version.
Happy reading “Palpasa Café”
The novel “Palpasa Café” has been written by Narayan Wagle and is the winner of the Madan Puraskar. The book is published by Nep-laya in 2005.
A novel which truly reflects Nepal, the hills, mountains, rhododendrons, bhadgaon, dhido and all such stuffs at it’s best. The feelings it generates is surreal and sometimes I found myself in the river banks of Sunkoshi. The romance, happiness, freedom, grief, pain, sorrow and every other ingredients of life is beautifully portrayed in the story.
It is basically a novel based upon an artist who has had nothing to do with politics, he has been characterized as an innocent, carefree yet patriotic person in the story. The introduction of the character “Chrisitna” adds more flavor to the novel and with the likes of Kishor, Bhoolan the novel is made more interesting with their unique and true nepali attitude.
All in all it’s a beautiful novel and is a must for every reader. “Palpasa Café” is one unforgettable novel that I’ve ever come across in my entire reading career. Not just because it’s Nepali but the intensity of the novel is simply out of the blues. Besides short stories and some essay collections by Nepali writers, I have never really read books but this particular novel “Palpasa Café” came to me crossing every possible barriers.
I still need to go through “Palpasa Café” in the Nepali version.
Happy reading “Palpasa Café”
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