Arresting God in Kathmandu

A Literary Fiction Short Story Collection by Samrat Upadhyay

Subgenres:

Short Stories,
Contemporary Nepal,
Domestic Fiction

Published 2001

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Short stories set in modern Nepal with deep cultural detail
Characters navigating family expectations and forbidden desires
Psychological fiction exploring privacy and identity in close-knit communities

Publisher Description

From "a major new talent" come short stories set in modern Nepal, about arranged marriages, forbidden desires, and the universal yearning for human connection.

Set in a city where gods are omnipresent, privacy is elusive, and family defines identity, these are stories of men and women caught between their own needs and the demands of their society and culture.

Psychologically rich and astonishingly acute, Arresting God in Kathmandu introduces a potent new voice in contemporary fiction.

Upadhyay brings to readers the flavor of Nepal and its culture in this impressive collection of nine short stories. Like Ha Jin's Bridegroom, Upadhyay's stories portray the lives of simple yet psychologically complex characters and reveal much about the universal human condition in us all.

Upadhyay's stories leave the reader with much food for thought and will make a good choice for book discussion groups.

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