Novel
The Window of the House Opposite
पल्लो घरको झ्याल
Synopsis
Misri, a young Newar bride, enters an arranged marriage with a kind but weak civil servant, who fulfils her neither in body nor in heart. From her window, she watches an attractive man of dubious reputation who comes every day to the house opposite, and gradually lets herself be captivated by him. The story sets the duties expected of her against the passion that takes hold of her, according to the presentation of the English edition and Sahityapost.
Context
The novel appeared in 1959, according to Sahityapost, that is, in 2016 of the Vikram era. Sahityapost ranks it among the naturalist novels of Nepali prose and reads in it a challenge to a received idea: the fidelity of Nepali women to a husband who does not satisfy them. An English translation, The Window of the House Opposite, appeared in 1998 from Book Faith India, in a volume of one hundred and eleven pages.
Who it is for
A short novel in Nepali, with no French translation; the 1998 English version makes it possible to read it.
Prizes and reception
Regarded as the most popular work of its author, who became known mainly for his short stories.
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