Arresting God in Kathmandu

Arresting God in Kathmandu is the debut book by Nepali-American author Samrat Upadhyay. Published in 2001, Arresting God in Kathmandu was awarded the Whiting Writers' Award for fiction.^[1] The book marks the first time a Nepali writer writing in English has been published in the West.^{[citation needed]}

Arresting God in Kathmandu

Cover art for original 2001 publication
Author	Samrat Upadhyay
Language	English
Genre	Fiction
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date	2001 AD (2057 BS)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	191
Awards	Whiting Writers' Award for Fiction, 2001
ISBN	9780618043712

Synopsis

It is a collection of nine short stories that provide a glimpse into everyday life in Kathmandu, Nepal. The stories included in the books are:

1. The Good Shopkeeper
2. The Cooking Poet
3. Deepak Misra's Secretary
4. The Limping Bride
5. During the Festival
6. The Room Next Door
7. The Man with Long Hair
8. This World
9. A Great Man's House

Reception

Publishers Weekly calls Upadhyay's writing "assured and simple", concluding that "Upadhyay anchors small yet potent epiphanies in a place called Kathmandu, and quietly calls it home."^[2] On the other hand, Kirkus Reviews called the book a collection of "diverting if sometimes lukewarm tales."^[3]