Kumari Prashnaharu
{{Infobox book
| name = Kumari Prashnaharu
| author = Durga Karki
| language = Nepali
| country = Nepal
| genre = Short stories
| publisher = Nepa~laya Publication
| isbn = 9789937932097
| title_orig = कुमारी प्रश्नहरु
| published = February 21, 2020
| orig_lang_code = ne
| pub_date = February 21, 2020
| media_type = Print, E-book
| website = {{Url|https://publicationnepalaya.com/book/kumari-prashnaharu|Official website}}
| image = Kumari Prashnaharu.jpg
| caption = Cover page of the book
}}
{{Short description|Nepali short story collection by Durga Karki}}
Kumari Prashnaharu ({{Langx|ne|कुमारी प्रश्नहरु|lit=Maiden questions|translit=Kumārī praśnaharū}}) is a Nepali short stories collection by Durga Karki.{{Cite web|title='Good writing shapes people's thoughts; it initiates public discourse'|url=https://kathmandupost.com/20/2020/02/29/good-writing-shapes-people-s-thoughts-it-initiates-public-discourse|access-date=2021-11-07|website=kathmandupost.com|language=English}} It was published on February 21, 2020 by Nepa-laya publication. The book is a collection of 13 short stories.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-27|title=Kumari Prashnaharu|url=https://b360nepal.com/kumari-prashnaharu/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Business 360|language=en-US}} The major themes of the stories are social realism and feminism. The stories highlights the social and gender inequality in Nepali society.{{Cite web |title=The year that was for books amidst the pandemic |url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2020/12/30/the-year-that-was-for-books-amidst-the-pandemic |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124030451/https://kathmandupost.com/art-culture/2020/12/30/the-year-that-was-for-books-amidst-the-pandemic |archive-date=2021-01-24 |access-date=2021-11-07 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}
Background
It is the debut book of the writer. The book was launched as a part of 2020 series of Nepalaya publication which featured books of four women writers. The other books are Singha Durbarko Ghumne Mech by Dr. Sudha Sharma, Parityakta by Bhuwan Dhungana and Dumero by Sarala Gautam. The book was launched jointly by Ambassador of Britain to Nepal Nicola Pollitt and journalist Ameet Dhakal in Nepalaya's
The titles of the thirteen stories included in the collection are:
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- Light Balne Keto
- Chowmein
- Family Photo
- Nirdishta Part Two
- Kumari Prashnaharu
- Kalo Chasma
- Aduwa
- Manmaya
- Ragat
- Poila
- Sanghar
- Sathe
- Paanch Second
}}
Reception
The book received mostly positive receptions from critics. Agyat Luitel of Shilapatra, an online news site, praised the novelty factor of the stories but criticized the cliches plots in some stories.{{Cite web |title=[समीक्षा] उबेला हामीले पढ्न चाहेर पनि नपाएका कथाहरू :: अज्ञात लुइटेल :: Shilapatra शिलापत्र - खबरको स्थायी ठेगाना |url=https://shilapatra.com/detail/46178 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=shilapatra.com}} Bishal Babu Basnet of eKagaj online news site praised the literary maturity that the writer achieved in her debut work.{{Cite web |title=प्रश्नहरूको सही मूल्यांकन लक्षित किशोरीहरू गरून् |url=https://ekagaj.com/article/weekend/7108/?fb_comment_id=3707541489281848_3884612244908104?v=1 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=ekagaj}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://publicationnepalaya.com/book/kumari-prashnaharu Official Page]
- [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51522698-kumari-prashnahar Goodreads Page]
{{Nepali literature|state=collapsed}}
Category:2020 short story collections
Category:21st-century Nepalese books
Category:21st-century Nepalese literature
Category:Cultural depictions of Nepalese people
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