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Land Where I Flee

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Land Where I Flee
First edition
AuthorPrajwal Parajuly
LanguageEnglish
GenreContemporary fiction
Set inGangtok, Sikkim
PublishedNovember 14, 2013
PublisherQuercus
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint, E-book
Pages266
ISBN9781780872971
Preceded byThe Gurkha's Daughter 

Land Where I Flee is a novel by a Nepali speaking Indian writer Prajwal Parajuly. It was published on November 14, 2013, by Quercus.[1] It is the first novel and the second book of the author who had previously published a collection of short stories titled The Gurkha's Daughter which was shortlisted for Dylan Thomas Prize.

Synopsis

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The book centers around a Nepali-Indian family from the state of Sikkim. Chitralekha Neupaney, an 84-year-old woman is the matriarch of the family who has raised her grandchildren after their parents passed away. On the occasion of her 84th birthday (Chaurasi), there is a reunion in the family of those four grandchildren who live in different parts of the world. Prasanti is the eunuch maid of the house who is very bossy. The novel deals with various themes like identity and family.[1]

Characters

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  • Chitralekha Neupaney, an 84 year old matriarch of the house
  • Prasanti, the eunuch help of the household
  • Bhagwati, one of the four grandchildren
  • Agastya, one of the four grandchildren
  • Ruthwa, one of the four grandchildren
  • Manasa, one of the four grandchildren

Translation

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It was translated into French as Fuir et Revenir by Benoîte Dauvergne.[2]

Reception

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The French translation of the book was nominated for France's First Novel Prize. The book was also longlisted for the Emile Guimet Prize.[3] Manjula Narayan of Hindustan Times praised the book as "one of the best novels of the year' in his review.[4] Jane Housham called it as "a caustic look at family life" in her review for The Guardian.[5]

See also

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