The fiction tends towards the literary in nature, and is generally pretty good, if sometimes a bit aimless. There are some minor organizational issues: I think that the historical essays would benefit from some introductory text to place them in context for a reader unaware of, say, the Maoist movement in Nepal.
As it is, the excerpts tend to plunge you directly into a certain historical or political situation without much in the way of background. I also would have liked publication dates for each of the selections, which would help the reader process the more colonial attitudes of some of the writers, especially in the beginning of the collection. I appreciated that this collection included multiple accounts of the royal family massacre to help get some perspective on this bizarre, poorly-understood tragedy.
As for the fiction here, I could have used further clarification as to whether passages represented a short story or an excerpt from a novel which would probably explain some of the aimless quality I mentioned above; I suspect some of these are but chapters in a larger story.
The short biographies of each author sort of address this, but not fully. All in all, this took a while to read, but it was time well spent. As someone who is very interested in travelling in this part of the world, I think it provides a useful background. Mar 19, Katelyn Sherman rated it liked it. This collection has some serious ups and downs, so it averages around 3 stars for me.
Each chapter is taken from a different book and author, so you can read excerpts from dozens of people who had an experience in Nepal. I was introduced to the author Dervla Murphy, a tough lady from Ireland who cycled through Europe to Nepal and had a myriad of incredible world adventures in her life including Cameroon with her young daughter! I would love to read more of her, and I am grateful that "House o This collection has some serious ups and downs, so it averages around 3 stars for me.
I would love to read more of her, and I am grateful that "House of Snow" brought this incredible person to my attention. There were chapters from surveyors years ago who were trekking in the same valleys that I have been to Langtang Valley and so I read these parts, fascinated!
I liked the chapter by Sir Edmund Hillary, the famous Everest climber, who went on to establish schools in very poor villages. His observations on Sherpas and Tamangs can border on the racist, but based on his interpretation of their culture and ways they're lazy, they're dirty There was a great chapter on the Royal Massacre of which broke down the Prince's actions step-by-step as he murdered his family.
I thought Dad might like to read about that. Other stories and poems were not as inspiring, not as well written, and not as informative. I'm glad I read it, seeing how much I love Nepal!
Now I really will look for the complete books that were featured in this anthology. A super collection of writings on Nepal. Such a magical land and people, brought to depth by its literature. Aug 01, Vel rated it liked it. A bit of everything, including: - excellent journalism ; - superfluous stories of westerners; - very good Nepali poetry; - decent Nepali short stories; - fiction of purely ethnographic value. Be selective. Start with Isobel Hilton's must-read "Letter from Kathmandu".
Jan 10, Andrea rated it liked it Shelves: travel. Oct 28, Robert Wood rated it really liked it. An excellent read. Nov 05, Falak rated it really liked it. Read it for real insight into Nepal. Into its poetry, its literature, its politics and its people. Thank you Niranjan for sharing it with me.
Jul 30, Lesley rated it really liked it. A really interesting and eclectic anthology of writing on Nepal. Found myself a few new authors to chase up. Fiona Nixon rated it really liked it Mar 22, Jonathan rated it really liked it Feb 17, Christopher Mitchell rated it liked it May 20, Mary rated it really liked it Nov 28, Sandy rated it it was ok Dec 31, David rated it it was amazing Jul 07, Sara McKinley rated it liked it Oct 10, Kelvin rated it really liked it Aug 08, Alysha rated it really liked it Mar 13, Elin rated it liked it May 17, Ty rated it really liked it Jun 05, Dan Cook rated it really liked it Apr 25, Muhammad H.
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