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Land Where I Flee

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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
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praised the book as "one of the best novels of the year' in his review. Jane Housham called it as "a caustic look at family life" in her review for
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The French translation of the book was nominated for France's
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Chitralekha Neupaney, an 84 year old matriarch of the house
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Index


Prajwal Parajuly
Gangtok
Sikkim
Quercus
ISBN
9781780872971
The Gurkha's Daughter
Prajwal Parajuly
Quercus
The Gurkha's Daughter
Dylan Thomas Prize
First Novel Prize
Emile Guimet Prize
Hindustan Times
The Guardian
The Gurkha's Daughter
Faatsung
The Wayward Daughter


"'Land Where I Flee': Prajwal Parajuly writes a tale of relationships, love and fear"
"Prajwal Parajuly's Land Where I Flee shortlisted for France's Emile Guimet Prize"
"Indian author Parajuly's book 'Land where I Flee' nominated for France's First Novel Prize"
"Book Review: Land Where I Flee"
"Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly review – a caustic look at family life"
Categories
2013 Indian novels
Novels with gay themes
LGBTQ literature in India

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