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Arresting God in Kathmandu
Arresting God in Kathmandu | Samrat Upadhyay
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From the first Nepali author writing in English to be published in the West, Arresting God in Kathmandu brilliantly explores the nature of desire and spirituality in a changing society. With the assurance and unsentimental wisdom of a long-established writer, Upadhyay records the echoes of modernization throughout love and family. Here are husbands and wives bound together by arranged marriages but sometimes driven elsewhere by an intense desire for connection and transcendence. In a city where gods are omnipresent, where privacy is elusive and family defines identity, these men and women find themselves at the mercy of their desires but at the will of their society. Psychologically rich and astonishingly acute, Arresting God in Kathmandu introduces a potent new voice in contemporary fiction.
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Dilara
Arresting God in Kathmandu | Samrat Upadhyay
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I am rather on the fence re these short stories: I didn't hate them but I thought they lacked psychological insight/depth and also, they were relentlessly showing people's worst sides, which is not what I want to read right now. Still, I learnt a lot about life in Nepal.

#Nepal #FoodandLit
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Pic of Durbar Square, Kathmandy by Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Texreader Exactly how I felt. Probably better said than I did. 1w
Catsandbooks 🇳🇵😕 5d
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Texreader
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Mehso-so

If you don‘t mind short stories with zero resolution, this is the book for you. The stories convey a lot about life in #Nepal, but other than that, every story disappoints—they just end. The author also includes at least one se*ual act, whether the story needs it or not, in almost every story. I can‘t recommend this book, but it may work for others. Fortunately it‘s a pretty quick read. #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks 👍🏼🇳🇵 3w
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Texreader
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Texreader
Arresting God in Kathmandu | Samrat Upadhyay
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It‘s that magic moment when my #foodandlit book mentions food! What are momos? Off to Google!

#Nepal #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Teresereading I love momos! 3w
suvata @Teresereading me too 😋 3w
Lcsmcat Motos are so delicious! 3w
Catsandbooks Mmmm 🇳🇵 3w
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Texreader
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Nepalese gatherings don‘t sound much fun. #Nepal #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks 😬 3w
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Texreader
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February is close enough so I‘m starting this book for #foodandlit #Nepal @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterA

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rakeshpm
Arresting God in Kathmandu | Samrat Upadhyay
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Kind of fine. Good attempt but lagging in the end

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Tove_Reads
Arresting God in Kathmandu | Samrat Upadhyay
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Multitasking! Happy Friday! 🍻

MayJasper C J Samson 😍 6y
Texreader Samson is awesome!! 6y
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