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Karnali Blues
Cover page of the original edition
Author	Buddhi Sagar
Original title	कर्नाली ब्लुज
Translator	Michael Hutt
Cover artist	Niraj Bhari and Subarna Humagain
Language	Nepali
Genre	Fiction (Bildungsroman)
Set in	Kailali, Surkhet, Kalikot, Kathmandu
Published	2010
Publisher	FinePrint Publication
Publication date	2010
Publication place	Nepal
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	400
ISBN	9789937827935
Followed by	Phirphire

Karnali Blues (Nepali: कर्नाली ब्लुज) is book written by Buddhi Sagar and published by FinePrint publication, Nepal in 2010. Karnali Blues is a story about a young boy who travels through different phases of his life with his parents. The story's main focus is on the protagonist's father.^[1]^[2] The book is one of the best selling Nepalese novels.

Synopsis

The novel depicts the father-son relationship in a family from the Mid-western region of Nepal. The family had descended from Surkhet to the plains around present Bardiya National Park when the forest lands had opened up to agriculture, and then moved to Kalikot.

Brisha Bahadur, the narrator of the novel, is born into a Pahari family. They are one of the hill people families, who have been moving down to the plains in growing numbers over the past fifty years to open up newly cleared forest lands for agriculture. Brisha Bahadur's family belongs to this community, which dominates local commerce, trade and politics and forms a majority in the small bazaar towns of the district.

The story of Brisha's childhood is intertwined with a parallel story that begins with Brisha's father's admission into a hospital when Brisha is a teenager. Brisha Bahadur narrates his father's struggles. The novel is divided into eleven days. Brisha Bahadur is taking care of his father who is sick in those eleven days and he reminisces his past with his parents.

The novel is loosely modelled after Buddhi's own childhood, which passed in the same municipalities, although with different circumstances.

Characters

Brisha Bahadur — Narartor and main protagonist of the book
Harsha Bahadur — Brisha Bahadur's father
Brisha Bahadur's mother
Chandre — Brisha Bahadur's childhood friend
Parvati — Brisha Bahadur's sister
Mamata — Parvati's friend

Translation

This book was translated into English by Michael Hutt, a professor of Nepali and Himalayan Studies at the School of Oriental And African Studies as Karnali Blues. The book was published by Penguin India on December 27, 2021, in Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives.^[3]

References

^ Jagannath Lamichhane (2010-09-11). "Nepal opens a new chapter in publishing | Jagannath Lamichhane | Opinion". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
^ Buddhisagar. "Karnali Blues by Buddhisagar — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
^ "English translation of Karnali Blues to release in December". Nepal Live Today. 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

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