Between Queens and the Cities explained
| Author: | Niranjan Kunwar |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Genre: | Memoir |
| Publisher: | FinePrint |
| Isbn: | 9798697756034 |
| Pub Date: | 5 December 2020 |
| Genres: | Memoir, Autobiography |
| Pages: | 324 |
| Between Queens and the Cities |
| Cover Artist: | Ubahang Nembang |
Between Queens and the Cities is a 2022 memoir by Niranjan Kunwar.[1] It was published in 2020 by FinePrint Publication. It is the first English queer memoir to be published in Nepal.[2] The book chronicles the life of the author as gay man between various cities like New York City, Kathmandu between 1999 and 2019. The book shows the struggle of a gay person in Nepali society.[3] [4]
Synopsis
The book chronicles the life of the author from 1999, when he left for New York from Kathmandu at the age of 19 to coming back to Kathmandu. It show the struggle of being a queer person and challenges that an LGBT+ person has to face in Nepali society.[5]
Reception
The book received positive responses from the critics and readers. Sahina Shrestha hailed the book as " beautifully crafted coming of age story" in her review for the Nepali Times.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: SJB Rana. Pranaya. 8 December 2020. Another country. live. 1 November 2021. The Record. English. 10 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010165438/https://www.recordnepal.com/another-country.
- Web site: Gurung. Muna. 30 January 2021. Niranjan Kunwar: Queering the story. live. 1 November 2021. Nepali Times. en-US. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928053310/https://www.nepalitimes.com/opinion/niranjan-kunwar-queering-the-story/.
- Web site: Bajracharya. Srizu. 19 December 2020. Keeping intact silences and reading between the lines. live. 1 November 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 19 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019023652/https://kathmandupost.com/books/2020/12/19/keeping-intact-silences-and-reading-between-the-lines.
- Web site: किताब निकालेपछि बल्ल म क्वेयरको रुपमा खुलेको छु. 1 November 2021. ekagaj. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103202658/https://ekagaj.com/article/literature/3456/?v=1. live.
- Web site: Khadgi. Ankit. 1 January 2021. A Song for the Caged Bird. live. 1 November 2021. La.Lit. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128155230/https://lalitmag.com/a-song-for-the-caged-bird/.
- Web site: Shrestha. Sahina. 3 December 2020. Between Queens and Kathmandu. live. 1 November 2021. Nepali Times. en-US. 19 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019072749/https://www.nepalitimes.com/featured-videos/between-queens-and-kathmandu/.
