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- Title
- MAD COUNTRY: Stories
- Author
- Upadhyay, Samrat
- Publisher
- Rupa Publications
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 8129148919
- ISBN 13
- 9788129148919
If you see Orwell and Kafka together walking down a street, you are in the world of Samrat Upadhyay's Mad Country. The editor of an investigative magazine contends with the trauma of a disappeared colleague, a political tragedy that vies for her attention with a more domestic crisis: a friend who’s suicidal over a divorce. An American hippie in Kathmandu in the 1980s undergoes a drastic identity change, only to discover that the metamorphosis brings its own heartbreak. A young man forms a bond with an African woman who has inexplicably appeared on the streets of the city. A wealthy Nepali boy—a Richie Rich—finds himself pretending to be a beggar to understand why his mother abandoned him. These eight stories are from the master chronicler of our modern-day anxieties, globalization and exile. Mad Country takes you to places that you have always yearned to go but were always afraid to.
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Review
Praise for Samrat Upadhyay
"Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
The New York Times
"[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
Washington Post Book World
"[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
The Christian Science Monitor"
Praise for Mad Country
"Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist
Praise for Samrat Upadhyay
"Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times
"[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World
"[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Mad Country
-Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction.-
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
-Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished.-
--Booklist
Praise for Samrat Upadhyay
-Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar.-
--The New York Times
-[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision.-
--Washington Post Book World
-[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real.-
--The Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Mad Country
"Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist
Praise for Samrat Upadhyay
"Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times
"[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World
"[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Mad Country "Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review "Upadhyay gives desperation a razorlike edge, with a side of wry. This barbed comedy of manners takes on elements of dream and myth as it moves toward its scorching denouement."
--Oprah.com "In Mad Country, American readers can uncover a wealth of knowledge and experience."
--World Literature Today
"Mad Country skillfully illuminates the attempt by the psyche to re-create itself in the face of trauma."
--Shelf Awareness "Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist Praise for Samrat Upadhyay "Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times "[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World "[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
Longlisted for the 2018 Aspen Words Literary Prize Praise for Mad Country "Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review "Upadhyay gives desperation a razorlike edge, with a side of wry. This barbed comedy of manners takes on elements of dream and myth as it moves toward its scorching denouement."
--Oprah.com "In Mad Country, American readers can uncover a wealth of knowledge and experience."
--World Literature Today
"Mad Country skillfully illuminates the attempt by the psyche to re-create itself in the face of trauma."
--Shelf Awareness "Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist Praise for Samrat Upadhyay "Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times "[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World "[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
A Finalist for the 2018 Aspen Words Literary Prize Praise for Mad Country "Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review "Upadhyay gives desperation a razorlike edge, with a side of wry. This barbed comedy of manners takes on elements of dream and myth as it moves toward its scorching denouement."
--Oprah.com "In Mad Country, American readers can uncover a wealth of knowledge and experience."
--World Literature Today
"Mad Country skillfully illuminates the attempt by the psyche to re-create itself in the face of trauma."
--Shelf Awareness "Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist Praise for Samrat Upadhyay "Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times "[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World "[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
"Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
The New York Times
"[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
Washington Post Book World
"[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
The Christian Science Monitor"
Praise for Mad Country
"Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist
Praise for Samrat Upadhyay
"Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times
"[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World
"[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Mad Country
-Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction.-
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
-Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished.-
--Booklist
Praise for Samrat Upadhyay
-Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar.-
--The New York Times
-[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision.-
--Washington Post Book World
-[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real.-
--The Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Mad Country
"Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review
"Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist
Praise for Samrat Upadhyay
"Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times
"[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World
"[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Mad Country "Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review "Upadhyay gives desperation a razorlike edge, with a side of wry. This barbed comedy of manners takes on elements of dream and myth as it moves toward its scorching denouement."
--Oprah.com "In Mad Country, American readers can uncover a wealth of knowledge and experience."
--World Literature Today
"Mad Country skillfully illuminates the attempt by the psyche to re-create itself in the face of trauma."
--Shelf Awareness "Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist Praise for Samrat Upadhyay "Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times "[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World "[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
Longlisted for the 2018 Aspen Words Literary Prize Praise for Mad Country "Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review "Upadhyay gives desperation a razorlike edge, with a side of wry. This barbed comedy of manners takes on elements of dream and myth as it moves toward its scorching denouement."
--Oprah.com "In Mad Country, American readers can uncover a wealth of knowledge and experience."
--World Literature Today
"Mad Country skillfully illuminates the attempt by the psyche to re-create itself in the face of trauma."
--Shelf Awareness "Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist Praise for Samrat Upadhyay "Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times "[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World "[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
A Finalist for the 2018 Aspen Words Literary Prize Praise for Mad Country "Brilliant, daring, memorable... Upadhyay illuminates the unquestioned pressures on us all to remain as we are, a key element in a book about societal constructs, emotional exigencies and identity. Original and thought-provoking."
--The New York Times Book Review "Upadhyay gives desperation a razorlike edge, with a side of wry. This barbed comedy of manners takes on elements of dream and myth as it moves toward its scorching denouement."
--Oprah.com "In Mad Country, American readers can uncover a wealth of knowledge and experience."
--World Literature Today
"Mad Country skillfully illuminates the attempt by the psyche to re-create itself in the face of trauma."
--Shelf Awareness "Nepali author [Samrat Upadhyay] explores universal themes of envy, racism, political power, and disappointment in love with subtle and persuasive power. Brilliant but accessible gems of short fiction."
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "These smart and compelling stories by Upadhyay present poignant meditations on personal identity and nationality. Upadhyay's characters traverse global intersections, moving through collisions between cultures, and violent political revolts both external and internal. This is a timely and remarkable collection."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Whiting Award-winning Upadhyay presents a collection of short stories set mostly in Nepal, a land of temples and unrest, and meandering through the real and the surreal while capturing the stories of individuals caught in moments of intense social turbulence. Upadhyay is a deft portraitist, and his characters, lost souls more often than not, are likely to stay with readers long after the book is finished."
--Booklist Praise for Samrat Upadhyay "Subtle and spiritually complex . . . Mr. Upadhyay's stories bring us into contact with a world that is somehow both far away and very familiar."
--The New York Times "[Upadhyay's] stories have been burnished until they glow with visual and emotional precision."
--Washington Post Book World "[Upadhyay's] characters linger. They are captured with such concise, illuminating precision that one begins to feel that they just might be real."
--The Christian Science Monitor
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