List of Nepali literature in English

This is a list of Nepali literature translated in the English language.[1]

English Name English Translator Date of translation publication Original Name Original Writer Date of original publication Type
Langada's Friend Jayaraj Acharya and Don Messerschmidt 2022 Langadako Sathi Lain Singh Bangdel 1951 Novel
Black Sun Saroj Kumar Shakya 1979 Bharat Jangam Novel
The Wake of the White Tiger Greta Rana 1984 Seto Bagh Diamond Shumsher Rana Novel
Muna Madan Laxmi Prasad Devkota 1987 Muna Madan Laxmi Prasad Devkota Epic
Under the Sleepless Sun Nara Pallav 2007 Parijat Novel
Faulty Glasses Keshar Lall 1997 Doshi Chasma BP Koirala Stories
Narendra Dai Jayraj Acharya 2013 BP Koirala Novel
Atmabrittanta Kanak Mani Dixit 2001 BP Koirala Novel
Modiaain Jay Raj Acharya 2010 Modiaain BP Koirala Novel
Khaireni Ghat Larry Hartsell 1996 Novel
Aswatthama Padma Prasad Devkota 1998 Madhav Prasad Ghimire Epic
A Handbook of Siddhicharan's Verse Madhav Lal Karmacharya 1998 Siddhicharan Shrestha Poems
Window of the House Opposite Larry Hartsell 1998 Pallo Ghar ko Jhyal Govinda Bahadur Malla Gothale Novel
Rupamati Shanti Mishra 1999 Rupamati Rudra Raj Pandey Novel
Twists and Turns Tirtha Tuladhar 2000 Durga Lal Shrestha Novel
Memoir’s of Jail Laxmi Raj Bhandari 2002 Siddhicharan Shrestha Novel
Sumnima Tara Nath Sharma 2005 Sumnima BP Koirala Novel
Terror of Flower Philip Pears 2005 Dhruba Chandra Gautam Novel
The Prison Ann Hunkins 2005 Karagar Banira Giri 1978
Masan Sangeeta Raymajhi 2006 Gopal Prasad Rimal Play
Sugat Saurav Todd T. Lewis

Subarna Man Tuladhar

2007 Chittadhar Hridaya Novel
Anuradha Larry Hartsell Anuradha Bijaya Malla Novel
Declaration of a New God Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2008 Naya Ishwar Ko Ghoshana Gopal Parajuli 2005 Epic
Mountain Painted with Turmeric Michael Hutt 2008 Basain Lil Bahadur Chettri Novel
Twenty-first Century Sumina Subas Ghimire 2008 Pradeep Nepal Novel
Mode of Life Dinesh Adhikari 2009 Robin Sharma Poems
Socrates’ Footsteps[2] Balaram Adhikari 2010 Sukaratka Paila Govinda Raj Bhattarai Novel
Sun Showers Manu Manjil

Mahesh Paudyal

2010 Poems
An Outsider in the Court of God Kumar Nagarkoti 2010 Momila Novel
The Journey’s End Hrishikesh Upadhyay 2011 Rajeshwar Devkota Essays
Last Page of My Poem Mahesh Paudyal 2011 Rajeshwar Karki Poems
The War is Breaking Mahesh Paudyal 2011 Bishwambhar Chanchal Stories
Beyond the Holy Border Multiple translators 2011 Bhisma Upreti Essays
Cry in the Wilderness and Other Short Stories Kesar Lall

Tej R. Kansakar

2011 Srilaxmi Shrestha Novel
Parallel Sky Anuradha Sharma 2011 Padmavati Singh Novel
Beyond the Frontiers: Women’s Stories from Nepal[3] Gunjan 2006 Padmavati Singh Novel
The Blue Mimosa Tanka Vilas Varya 2012 Shirishko Phool Parijat Novel
Muglan Lekh Nath Pathak 2012 Govinda Raj Bhattarai Novel
Threads of Smoke Bal Ram Adhikari 2013 Niraj Bhattarai Poems
Kathmandu Kaleidoscope Mahesh Paudyal 2014 Bhisma Upreti Poems
Selected Poems Multiple translators 2014 Momila Novel
Of a Lesser God Damodar Sharma 2017 Maya Thakuri Stories
Another Cultivation of Maize Sanjeev Upreti 2017 Play
Light of the Himalayas Mahesh Paudyal 2017 Kavita Ram Shrestha Novel
Forty Years in the Mountain Mahesh Paudyal 2017 Lakpa Phuti Sherpa Memoir
Standing Alone Bal Ram Adhikari 2017 Nabin Prachin Poems
Radha Mahesh Paudyal 2018 Radha Krishna Dharabasi Novel
Never Say Goodbye Mahesh Paudyal 2018 Krishna Prasai Novel
Songs of Swallows Multiple translators 2018 SP Koirala Poems
Lunatic and Other Poems Laxmi Prasad Devkota Laxmi Prasad Devkota Poems
Nepali Visions, Nepali Dreams David Ruben 1980
An Anthology of Short Stories of Nepal Kesar Lall

Tej R. Kansakar

1998
The Himalayan Voices Michael Hutt 1993
Selected Nepali Poems Taranath Sharma 1999 Poems
Selected Nepali Essays Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2003 Essays
Contemporary Nepali Poems Padma Devkota 2000 Poems
Manao Secret Places Manjushree ThapaSamrat Upadhyay 2001
Selected Stories from Nepal Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2004 Stories
Stories of Conflict and War Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2007
Rebel: Stories of Conflict and War from Nepal Ramchandra KC 2011 Poems
Dancing Soul of Mountain Everest Mahesh Paudyal 2011 Poems
Representative Anthology of Contemporary Nepali Poetry Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2014 Poems
The Himalayan Bard Mahesh Paudyal 2015 Poems
Sangam: Contemporary Nepali Poetry in Translation Haris Adhikari 2018 Poems
There's a Carnival Today Manjushree Thapa 2017 Aaja Ramita Chha Indra Bahadur Rai Novel
Long Night of Storm[4] Prawin Adhikari 2018 Indra Bahadur Rai Short Stories
Night: Poems[5] Muna Gurung 2019 Raat Sulochana Manandhar Poems
The Nepal Nexus Sanjaya Dhakal 2019 Prayogshala Sudheer Sharma 2013 Political non-fiction
Song of The Soil[6] Ajit Baral 2021 Faatsung Chuden Kabimo 2018 Novel
Karnali Blues[7] Michael Hutt 2021 Karnali Blues Buddhisagar 2010 Novel

Nepali literature written in English

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Title Author Publication date Type
People of Nepal Dor Bahadur Bista 1967 Anthropological non-fiction
Fatalism and Development Dor Bahadur Bista 1991 Anthropological non-fiction
The Tutor of History Manjushree Thapa 2001 Novel
Arresting God in Kathmandu Samrat Upadhaya 2001 Short Stories
Forget Kathmandu Manjushree Thapa 2005 Political non-fiction
Tilled Earth Manjushree Thapa 2007 Short Stories
Breaking Twilight D.B Gurung 2013 Novel
Annapurna Poems Yuyutsu Sharma 2008 Poems
Seasons of Flight Manjushree Thapa 2010 Short stories
Unleashing Nepal Sujeev Shakya 2013 Non-fiction
City of Dreams Pranaya SJB Rana 2015 Short Stories
Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas Tim Gurung 2020 History
The Witch Doctor and Other Essays[8] Laxmi Prasad Devkota November 11, 2017 Essays
Kathmandruids: Monomyths & Meanymyths Peter J. Karthak 2018 Novel
The Wayward Daughter Shradha Ghale 2018 Novel
Between Queens and the Cities Niranjan Kunwar 2020 Memoir
All Roads Lead North Amish Raj Mulmi March 15, 2021 Political non-fiction
Dandelion Snow & Verses from Other Cities, Other Worlds Anand Gurung 2019 Poetry
Hisila: From Revolutionary to First Lady Hisila Yami 2021 Memoir

Further reading

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  • BHATTARAI, GOVINDA RAJ. "A Brief Survey of Translation in Nepali". History of Translation in India: 207.

References

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  1. ^ A Survey of Nepali Literature in English: Translated and Original by Mahesh Paudyal
  2. ^ "Hard Times for Socrates' Footsteps | Online Sahitya". www.onlinesahitya.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  3. ^ "Reviews of the latest books from and on Southasia". Himal Southasia. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "The art of translating Indra Bahadur Rai". Himal Southasian. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  5. ^ @therecord. "In search of home - reading Nepali literature in translation - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. ^ Republica. "English translation of novel 'Fatsung' released". My City. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  7. ^ Daiv, Yash (9 January 2022). "'Karnali Blues': This novel from Nepal tells a tender story of a father seen through his son's eyes". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  8. ^ @therecord. "A voice from the past speaking to the present - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.