Historical books from Nepal
Recommended historical books (3)
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If you are into historical here are some historical books from Nepal for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
1.
Forget Kathmandu by Manjushree Thapa ES
Description:
Author's impression on the political conditions in Nepal post 2001 while travelling through the affected areas of political strife.
2.
State of Nepal by Kanak Mani Dixit, Shastri Ramachandran EN
Description:
This Book Describes How The Uniquely Diverse Country Of Nepal Is Grappling With Change And Continuity, With Some Of The Sharpest Minds On Nepal Writing On Sixteen Areas Of Critical Importance.
3.
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama EN
Description:
"In the wake of China's invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her younger sister, Tenkyi, arrive at a refugee camp in Nepal. They survived the dangerous journey across the Himalayas, but their parents did not. As Lhamo--haunted by the loss of her homeland and her mother, a village oracle--tries to rebuild a life amid a shattered community, hope arrives in the form of a young man named Samphel and his uncle, who brings with him the ancient statue of the Nameless Saint--a relic known to vanish and reappear in times of need. Decades later, the sisters are separated, and Tenkyi is livi... continue