Book launch party - Between Queens and the Cities by Niranjan Kunwar

KathaSatha launched BETWEEN QUEENS AND THE CITIES, Nepal’s first queer memoir written by Niranjan Kunwar. To celebrate this important moment in the Nepali literary scene, we are organizing a flurry of festivities throughout the month of December.

Writer Manjushree Thapa, blogger Lex Limbu and Ajit Baral, from FinePrint launched this important book, author Niranjan Kunwar gave an exclusive reading from the memoir. The party unveiled a special part of the book never released before-- which was the soundtrack to the book curated by the writer himself. You can listen to the soundtrack here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUYNRRzPXWtZTx3JOLJJ9BSJueVK50shZ

'Between Queens and the Cities' is the riveting tale of a 19-year-old Nepali gay man and his long journey from Kathmandu to New York and back. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Nepal, the author reveals, with elan and ease, queer spaces where friendships are fostered outside the normalcy accorded to family and marriage. In the process, he introduces many fellow travelers of the LGBTIQ community. With rare courage and outrageous emotional honesty, the author lays bare the ceaseless conflict of the mind and heart in exploring sexuality. He also compels the reader to interrogate dominant notions regarding love and longing and in doing so, reveals dynamic relationships that are not confined to the realm of queer intimacy alone. This memoir on the shaping of queer identity in the South Asian context bristles with deeper questions regarding belonging.

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