Full name: The Royal Ghosts: Stories

Author: Samrat Upadhyay Year: 2006 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Short Stories, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780618517497 9788129109156 0618517499 8129109158

With emotional precision and narrative subtlety, The Royal Ghosts features characters trying to reconcile their true desires with the forces at work in Nepali society. Against the backdrop of the violent Maoist insurgencies that have claimed thousands of lives, these characters struggle with their duties to their aging parents, an oppressive caste system, and the complexities of arranged marriage. In the end, they manage to find peace and connection, often where they least expect it-- with the people directly in front of them. These stories brilliantly examine not only Kathmandu during a time of political crisis and cultural transformation but also the effects of that city on the individual consciousness. Similar books: Arresting God in Kathmandu by Samrat Upadhyay Under a Glass Bell by Anais Nin The Ragman's Daughter by Alan Sillitoe The Afterlife by John Updike Tabloid Dreams by Robert Olen Butler The Coast of Good Intentions by Michael Byers Thirteen Ways of Looking by Colum McCann Don't Tell Anyone by Frederick Busch Harmony of the World by Charles Baxter The World and Other Places by Jeanette Winterson Descent of Man by T. Coraghessan Boyle Hotel of the Saints by Ursula Hegi Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist Licks of Love by John Updike Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie Birds of America by Lorrie Moore Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau