Ghosts in the bamboo : inspired by the truth and imagination / Greta Rana.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosengarten International Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghosts in literature.

Genre:

English fiction -- Nepal.

Physical Description:

307 pages

Place of Publication:

Kathmandu, Nepal : Book-Hill Publication Pvt. Ltd., 2021.

Summary:

"Ghosts in the Bamboo" plots the story of aspiring playwright Nurse Elinor Kittivane. Married to a philanderer this satirical novel is about the author's imaginary country Lapalisthan contains some delightful conversations of women as they discuss the men in their lives. Elinor takes her to play at the Edinburgh Festival and discovers she has a tumor behind the ear. Her inspiration has been conversations she thinks she had with the ghosts of her mother and grandmother in the bamboo grove in her garden. Were they ghosts or was it the tumor? Written most remarkably by a literary veteran, read this humorous account of one woman's journey into her psyche and find out.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten International Fund.

ISBN:

9789937941440

993794144X

OCLC:

1264750252