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Fruits of the Barren Tree
by Lekhnath Chhetri
Book: Fruits Of The Barren Tree
Author: Lekhnath Chhetri
Translator: Anurag Basnet
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Vintage Books
Pages: 195
Set in the 1980s in Reeling, a small village in the Darjeeling district, it is the story of Basnet, and his wife - of their courage, longing, and fight against the landowners; Jhuppay - their son who is a thief, truant, amateur but lover of Nimma; Chhyatar - a former army man, now a commander of the Green Party. When Jhuppay's loudspeakers are hired by the Red Party for a meeting, a rage outrageous, and fate turns. A fate that can shake anyone!
Most of us have heard about Darjeeling, but we rarely get to know about the Gorkhaland Movement. And this book came as a much-needed source for it.
The writing is very engaging and was able to shake me completely at times. The characters are deeply moving from start to end. I wished there was more of Nimma and Basnetni-aamai!
The difference between the ideologies and the failure of the movement is shown effectively and the author's note in the end was a gem!
I would have connected more if the characters' psyche and internal thoughts had been there. There is a paragraph in the book in between that I felt came out of nowhere and I would appreciate more light on it.
The translation was commendable and was able to communicate the story to its core. It was my first book from Nepali literature and about the Gorkhaland Movement, and I want to read more of it now.
Detailed review on Blog. Link
Author: Lekhnath Chhetri
Translator: Anurag Basnet
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Vintage Books
Pages: 195
Set in the 1980s in Reeling, a small village in the Darjeeling district, it is the story of Basnet, and his wife - of their courage, longing, and fight against the landowners; Jhuppay - their son who is a thief, truant, amateur but lover of Nimma; Chhyatar - a former army man, now a commander of the Green Party. When Jhuppay's loudspeakers are hired by the Red Party for a meeting, a rage outrageous, and fate turns. A fate that can shake anyone!
Most of us have heard about Darjeeling, but we rarely get to know about the Gorkhaland Movement. And this book came as a much-needed source for it.
The writing is very engaging and was able to shake me completely at times. The characters are deeply moving from start to end. I wished there was more of Nimma and Basnetni-aamai!
The difference between the ideologies and the failure of the movement is shown effectively and the author's note in the end was a gem!
I would have connected more if the characters' psyche and internal thoughts had been there. There is a paragraph in the book in between that I felt came out of nowhere and I would appreciate more light on it.
The translation was commendable and was able to communicate the story to its core. It was my first book from Nepali literature and about the Gorkhaland Movement, and I want to read more of it now.
Detailed review on Blog. Link