Chhapamar ko Chhoro (Nepali: छापामारको छोरो, lit. 'The guerrilla’s son') is a Nepali short story collection by Mahesh Bikram Shah.[1][2][3] The book was published in 2007 by Sajha Prakashan. The book won the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008). The anthology consists of eighteen stories centered around Maoist insurgency in Nepal.[4]
 First edition | |
| Author | Mahesh Bikram Shah |
|---|---|
| Original title | छापामारको छोरो |
| Language | Nepali |
| Subject | Maoist insurgency in Nepal |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Published | 2007 |
| Publisher | Sajha Prakashan, FinePrint Publication |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place |  Nepal |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 124 |
| ISBN | 9993327727 |
Background
editShah is a police officer. The stories are based on the difficulties of ordinary people during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.[5]
Stories
editSome of the stories included in the anthology are:
- Badhsala ma Buddha [Buddha in a Slaughter House]
- Ma ra Murdaharu [Me and Corpses]
- Ekadeshma [In a Country]
- Babuko Kandh ma Chhoro Sutiraheko Desh [The Country where the Son is Sleeping in the Father’s Shoulder]
- Mero Kukur Aajhai Bhukiraheko Thiyo [My Dog was Still Barking]
- Bandha Dhoka ra Samaya [Closed Door and Time]
- Bandha Dhoka ra Sapanaharu [Broken Door and the Dreams]
Awards
editThe book was awarded with Madan Puraskar for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008).[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "छापामारको छोरो - FinePrint". Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "Kathmandu University | KU" (PDF).
- ^ http://www.ekantipur.com/saturday/2013/07/12/books/diasporic-snapshots/251104.html [dead link]
- ^ Chettri, Kritika (2020-10-01). "Humility and the humble: A reading of the Nepali short stories of Maheshbikram Shah". Short Fiction in Theory & Practice. 10 (2): 191–207. doi:10.1386/fict_00027_1. S2CID 234637456.
- ^ "A war of words - Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "मदन पुरस्कार समर्पण समारोह (वि.सं. २०६४) – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "भ्रष्टाचारको आरोप लागेका पूर्व डिआइजी २०६३ मा मदन पुरस्कार विजेता". प्रशासन. Retrieved 2021-11-20.