wyszukanych pozycji: 7
The Guru of Love
ISBN: 9780618247271 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Upadhyay's first novel showcases his finest writing and his signature themes. "The Guru of Love" is a moving and important story--important for what it illuminates about the human need to love as well as lust, and for the light it shines on the political situation in Nepal and elsewhere.
Upadhyay's first novel showcases his finest writing and his signature themes. "The Guru of Love" is a moving and important story--important for what i...
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81,85 zł |
The Royal Ghosts: Stories
ISBN: 9780618517497 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Against the backdrop of the violent Maoist insurgencies which have claimed thousands of lives, Nepal's citizens struggle with their duties to their aging parents, an oppressive caste system, and the frustrations of arranged marriage.
Against the backdrop of the violent Maoist insurgencies which have claimed thousands of lives, Nepal's citizens struggle with their duties to their ag...
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73,86 zł |
Mad Country
ISBN: 9788129148919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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93,06 zł |
Arresting God in Kathmandu
ISBN: 9780618043712 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From the first Nepali author writing in English to be published in the West, "Arresting God in Kathmandu" brilliantly explores the nature of desire and spirituality in a changing society. "Wonderful stories full of irony, compassion and wit. Read him and you will learn about Nepal as well as yourself".--Josip Novakovich.
From the first Nepali author writing in English to be published in the West, "Arresting God in Kathmandu" brilliantly explores the nature of desire an...
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73,86 zł |
The Guru of Love
ISBN: 9780618382682 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Writing of Samrat Upadhyay's story collection, critics raved: "like a Buddhist Chekhov . . . speak s] to common truths . . . startlingly good" (San Francisco Chronicle) and "subtle and spiritually complex" (New York Times). Upadhyay's novel showcases his finest writing and his signature themes. The Guru of Love is a moving and important story--important for what it illuminates about the human need to love as well as lust, and for the light it shines on the political situation in Nepal and elsewhere.
Ramchandra is a math teacher earning a low wage and living in... Writing of Samrat Upadhyay's story collection, critics raved: "like a Buddhist Chekhov . . . speak s] to common truths . . . startlingly good" (San...
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78,03 zł |
Buddha's Orphans
ISBN: 9780547469904 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Called "a Buddhist Chekhov" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Samrat Upadhyay's writing has been praised by Amitav Ghosh and Suketu Mehta, and compared with the work of Akhil Sharma and Jhumpa Lahiri.
Upadhyay's novel, Buddha's Orphans, uses Nepal's political upheavals of the past century as a backdrop to the story of an orphan boy, Raja, and the girl he is fated to love, Nilu, a daughter of privilege.Their love story scandalizes both families and takes readers through time and across the globe, through the loss of and search for children, and through several generations, hinting... Called "a Buddhist Chekhov" by the San Francisco Chronicle, Samrat Upadhyay's writing has been praised by Amitav Ghosh and Suketu Mehta, and compared ...
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104,11 zł |