Prajwal Parajuly

Three Westernized siblings return to their Himalayan hometown, but a game of happy families is the last thing on the cards. To commemorate Chitralekha Nepauney's Chaurasi - her landmark 84th birthday - three of Chitralekha's grandchildren are travelling to Gangtok, Sikkim, to pay their respects. Agastaya is flying in from New York. Although a successful oncologist, he is terrified of his family's inquisition into why he is not married, and even more terrified that the reason for his bachelordom will be discovered. Joining him are Manasa and Bhagwati, travelling from London and Colorado respectively. One the Oxford-educated achiever; the other the disgraced eloper - one moneyed but miserable; the other ostracized but optimistic. BUT A GAME OF HAPPY FAMILIES IS THE LAST THING ON THE CARDS...All three harbour the same dual objective: to emerge from the celebrations with their formidable grandmother's blessing and their nerves intact: a goal that will become increasingly impossible thanks to a mischievous maid and a fourth, uninvited guest.

Land where I Flee

A pioneering collection describing and dramatizing the Nepalese diaspora - the displacement and exile of the Nepali-speaking world *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE* A disfigured servant girl plans to flee Nepal; a Kalimpong shopkeeper faces an impossible dilemma; a Hindu religious festival in Darjeeling brings with it a sacrifice; a Nepali-Bhutanese refugee pins her hopes on the West; a Gurkha's daughter tries to comprehend her father's complaints; two young Nepali-speaking immigrants meet in Manhattan. These are just some of the stories of the people whose culture and language is Nepalese but who are dispersed to India, Bhutan and beyond. From every perspective and on every page, Prajwal Parajuly blends rich colour and vernacular to paint an eye-opening picture of a unique world and its people.

shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas prize

The Gurkha's Daughter

A number one bestseller in India and a shortlisted nomination for the Dylan Thomas Prize, The Gurkha's Daughter is a distinctive debut from a rising star in South Asian literature. This collection of stories captures the textures and sounds of the Nepalese diaspora through eight intimate, nuanced portraits, taking us from the hillside city of Darjeeling, India to a tucked away Nepalese restaurant in New York City. The daily struggles of Parajuly's characters reveal histories of war, colonial occupation, religious division, systemized oppression, and dispossession in the diverse geographical intersection of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and China. In a cruel remark by a wealthy doctor to her tenant shopkeeper, we hear the persistent injustice of the caste system; in the contentious relationship between a wealthy widow and her sister-in-law, we glimpse the restricted lives and submissive social roles of Nepalese women; and in a daughter's relationship with her father, we find a dissonance between modernity and tradition that has echoed through the generations in unexpected ways. Across different ethnicities, religions, and other social distinctions, the characters in these share a universal yearning, not just for survival but for a better life; one with love, dignity, and community. In The Gurkha's Daughter, Parajuly reveals the small acts of bravery--the sustaining, driving hope--that bind together the human experience.

Haruki Murakami

Tsering Woeser

Juan Li

Jannatul Mawa

Amataya Zakariya

Rehman Rashid

Ka-Shiang Liu

Korn Kraylat

Noelle Q. de Jesus

Song Han

Faisal Tehrani

Kai-Cheung Dung

Gregorio C. Brillantes

La revue semestrielle Jentayu (ISSN 2426-2536) est dédiée à la traduction de textes courts ou d’extraits de roman. À chaque numéro, entre douze et quinze textes provenant d’une variété de pays et de régions d’Asie sont sélectionnés sur un thème donné et traduits par des traducteurs chevronnés. Pour certains de ces textes, ils sont aussi mis en contexte sur le site internet par le biais d’un entretien avec l’auteur, le traducteur, ou d’une présentation de son traducteur. Pour le plaisir des yeux, un illustrateur asiatique est invité à imaginer des créations visuelles en lien avec chacune des nouvelles. Enfin, à chaque nouveau numéro, la revue met aussi en avant les travaux d’un photographe asiatique au travers d’un carnet dédié. Ce quatrième numéro, sur le thème "Cartes et Territoires", est consacré à la géographie, au voyage physique ou spirituel et aux frontières culturelles, mémorielles et sensorielles dans les littératures contemporaines d'Asie. Textes en traduction française de : Gregorio C. Brillantes (Philippines), Dung Kai-cheung (Hong Kong), Faisal Tehrani (Malaisie), Han Song (Chine), Noelle Q. de Jesus (Philippines), Korn Kraylat (Thaïlande), Li Juan (Chine), Liu Ka-shiang (Taiwan), Haruki Murakami (Japon), Prajwal Parajuly (Inde), Rehman Rashid (Malaisie), Tsering Woeser (Chine) et Zakariya Amataya (Thaïlande). Illustrations de Public Child (Taiwan). Photographies de Jannatul Mawa (Bangladesh).

Numéro 4 - Cartes et Territoires

Jentayu

Dans le but de célébrer le chaurasi de leur grand-mère Chitralekha – soit son 84e anniversaire, très important selon la tradition népalaise –, ses petits-enfants se rendent à Gangtok, dans l'État lointain du Sikkim, en Inde du Nord-Est. Agastaya débarque de New York. Bien qu'il soit un médecin reconnu de trente-trois ans, il redoute l'inquisition familiale qui s'annonce puisqu’il n’est toujours pas marié, et il est même terrifié à l'idée que la raison de son célibat soit révélée au grand jour. Le rejoignent Manasa et Bhagwati, qui arrivent l'une de Londres et l'autre du Colorado. La première est surdiplômée d'Oxford, la seconde est une fugueuse déshonorée par sa famille. Tous trois affichent le même objectif : sortir indemne du chaurasi de leur grand-mère – un objectif qui s'éloigne au fur et à mesure qu'avancent les célébrations, d'autant plus qu'une servante acerbe et un quatrième invité inattendu se joignent à cette épique réunion de famille. Une savoureuse comédie de mœurs servie par l’humour et le ton caustique de Prajwal Parajuly. Un livre d’une grande intelligence, original et convaincant, lumineux et irrésistible. Une histoire d’amour et de pardon, tragique et drôle à la fois, pleine d’humanité. Prajwal Parajuly, de père indien et de mère népalaise, vit entre New York, Oxford et Gangtok, sa ville natale dans l’Himalaya indien. Fuir et revenir est son premier roman.

Fuir et revenir

To commemorate Chitralekha Nepauney's Chaurasi - her landmark 84th birthday - three of Chitralekha's grandchildren are travelling to Gangtok, Sikkim, to pay their respects. Agastaya is flying in from New York. Although a successful oncologist, he is dreading his family's inquisition into why he is not married, and is terrified that the reason for his bachelordom will be discovered. Joining him are Manasa and Bhagwati, travelling from London and Colorado respectively. One the Oxford-educated achiever; the other the disgraced eloper - one moneyed but miserable; the other ostracized but optimistic. All three harbour the same dual objective: to emerge from the celebrations with their formidable grandmother's blessing and their nerves intact - a goal that will become increasingly difficult thanks to a mischievous maid and a fourth, uninvited guest.

Prajwal Parajuly

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