Dervla Murphy: The Waiting Land
© Dervla Murphy, 1967. First published by John Murray in 1967. Published by Eland Publishing Ltd in 2011. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Eland Publishing and the author.
Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala: Narendra Dai
© Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, 1969. Translation © Pranab Man Singh, 2016. From the eighth edition of the book published by Sajha Prakashan, 2009. Reproduced by permission of the translator.
Bānīrā Giri: Time, You Are Always the Winner
© Bānīrā Giri, 1974. From Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature. Translated and edited by Professor Michael Hutt. © 1991 by the Regents of the University of California. Published by University of California Press. Reprinted by permission of University of California Press.
Monica Connell: Against a Peacock Sky
© Monica Connell, 1991. First published in the UK by Penguin Books in 1991. Published by Eland Publishing Ltd in 2014. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Eland Publishing and the author.
Pratyoush Onta: Dukha During the World War
© Pratyoush Onta, 1994. Published by Himal Southasian, 1994. Reproduced by permission of Himal Southasian and the author.
Barbara Crossette: So Close to Heaven
This excerpt from So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Kingdoms of the Himalayas by Barbara Crossette, copyright © 1995 by Barbara Crossette. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All rights reserved.
Ed Douglas: Chomolungma Sings the Blues
© Ed Douglas 1997, 2001. First published in the UK by Constable and Company Ltd, 1997. Paperback edition published by Robinson, an imprint of Constable and Robinson, 2001. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Little, Brown.
Jon Krakauer: Into Thin Air
© Jon Krakauer 1997, 2000. First published in the UK in 1997 by Macmillan. This edition published in 2011 by Pan Books, an imprint of Pan Macmillan. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Penguin Random House and Pan Macmillan.
Khagendra Sangroula: Music of the Fireflies
© Khagendra Sangroula and Prawin Adhikari, 2015. Translated by Prawin Adhikari. Printed by permission of the author and translator.
Manjushree Thapa: The Tutor of History
© Manjushree Thapa, 2001. Published by Penguin India, 2001. This excerpt reproduced by permission of Penguin India and Aleph Book Company.
Maya Thakuri: Trap
From Secret Places: New Writing from Nepal. Edited by Frank Stewart, Samrat Upadhyay and Manjushree Thapa. © University of Hawaii Press, 2001. Published by Manoa Journal, University of Hawaii Press. Translated by Manjushree Thapa. Reprinted by permission of the translator and editors, and by permission of The Printhouse.
Dhruba Sapkota: The Scream
From Secret Places: New Writing from Nepal. Edited by Frank Stewart, Samrat Upadhyay and Manjushree Thapa. © University of Hawaii Press, 2001. Published by Manoa Journal, University of Hawaii Press. Translated by E. Ann Hunkins. Reprinted by permission of the translator and editors.
Sanat Regmi: Chhinar
From Secret Places: New Writing from Nepal. Edited by Frank Stewart, Samrat Upadhyay and Manjushree Thapa. © University of Hawaii Press, 2001. Published by Manoa Journal, University of Hawaii Press. Translated by Patricia Matsueda. Reprinted by permission of the translator and editors.
Isabel Hilton: Letter from Kathmandu
© Isabel Hilton, 2001. Published by The New Yorker, 2001. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Jonathan Gregson: Massacre at the Palace
© Jonathan Gregson, 2002. Published by Hyperion, 2002. This excerpt reprinted by permission of the author.
Michael Palin: Himalaya
© Michael Palin, 2004. First edition published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2004. This edition published in 2005 by Phoenix, an imprint of Orion Books Ltd. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Orion Publishing Group.
Manjushree Thapa: Forget Kathmandu
© Manjushree Thapa, 2005. Published by Penguin India, 2005. This excerpt reprinted by permission of the author.
Rashmila Shakya and Scott Berry: From Godddess to Mortal
© Rashmila Shakya and Scott Berry, 2005. Published by Vajra Publications, 2005. Reproduced by permission of Vajra Books and the authors.
Sushma Joshi: The End of the World
© Sushma Joshi, 2011. Published by Sansar Media, 2011. This excerpt reprinted by permission of the author.
Samrat Upadhyay: Buddha’s Orphans
© Samrat Upadhyay, 2010. Published by Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Janklow & Nesbit Associates.
Jeff Greenwald: Snake Lake
© Jeff Greenwald, 2010. Published by Counterpoint Press, 2010. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Counterpoint Press.
Buddhisagar Chapain: Karnali Blues
This translation by Michael Hutt is taken from the second chapter of the novel, headed Second Day (dosro din), pp. 80–86 in the first edition, published by Fine Print Publishers, Kathmandu. Printed by permission of Professor Michael Hutt.
Rabi Thapa: Nothing to Declare
© Rabi Thapa, 2011. Published by Penguin India, 2011. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Penguin India.
Weena Pun: Wandering Souls, Wondering Families
© Weena Pun, 2011. This story was originally published in the August 2011 issue of Himal Southasian. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Tsering Lama: The Greatest Tibetan Ever Born
© Tsering Lama, 2011. First published in La.Lit. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Smriti Ravindra: The Royal Procession
© Smriti Ravindra, 2011. First published in Himal Southasian. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Samyak Shertok: Aftershocks and Let the Rain Come Down
© Samyak Shertok, 2013. First published in La.Lit. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Muna Gurung: Pep Talk
© Muna Gurung, 2013. First published in La.Lit. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Prabhat Gautam: Flames and Fables
© Prabhat Gautam, 2013. First published in La.Lit. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Byanjana Thapa: Chamomile
© Byanjana Thapa, 2013. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Rajani Thapa: The Letter
© Rajani Thapa, 2013. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Prashant Jha: Battles of the New Republic
© Prashant Jha, 2014. Published by Aleph Book Company, 2014. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Aleph Book Company.
Isabella Tree: The Living Goddess
© Isabella Tree, 2014. First published by Penguin India, 2014. First published in the UK by Eland, 2015. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Eland.
Prawin Adhikari: The Vanishing Act
Prawin Adhikari, 2014. Published by Rupa Publications, 2014. This excerpt reprinted by permission of the author.
Nayan Raj Pandey: Candy
© Nayan Raj Pandey and Weena Pun, 2014. Translated by Weena Pun. Reproduced by permission of the author and translator.
Jemima Diki Sherpa: Three Springs
© Jemima Diki Sherpa, 2014. First published on www.whathasgood.com. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Aditya Adhikari: The Bullet and the Ballot Box
© Aditya Adhikari, 2014. Published by Verso in 2014. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Verso.
Thomas Bell: Kathmandu
© Thomas Bell, 2014. First published by Penguin India, 2014. First published in the UK by Haus Publishing, 2016. This excerpt reprinted by permission of Penguin India and Haus Publishing.
Itisha Giri: Poems
© Itisha Giri, 2015. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Niranjan Kunwar: Cracked Earth
© Niranjan Kunwar,
2015. Published by La.Lit in 2015. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Shrawan Mukarung: Ram Vharosh is Searching for His Face.
© Shrawan Mukarung and Prawin Adhikari, 2015. Translated by Prawin Adhikari. Reproduced by permission of the author and translator.
Swopmil Smirti: The Kabhra Tree at the Chautari
© Swopnil Smriti and Prawin Adhikari, 2015. Translated by Prawin Adhikari. Reproduced by permission of the author and translator.
Shradha Ghale: The Deeper Catastrophe
© Shradha Ghale, 2015. Reproduced by permission of the author.
Wayne Amtzis: Poems 1976–2015
© Wayne Amtzis, 2015. Reproduced by permission of the author.
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