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  • Bibliography:
    6 Books
  • First Book:
    August 2001
  • Latest Book:
    April 2017
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Book List in Order: 6 titles



  • From “a major new talent” come short stories set in modern Nepal, about arranged marriages, forbidden desires, and the universal yearning for human connection (Amitav Ghosh).   Set in a city where gods are omnipresent, privacy is elusive, an...



  • A New York Times Notable Book: “A ravishingly seductive novel . . . set in contemporary Kathmandu” (Elle).   Ramchandra is a math teacher earning a low wage and living in a small apartment with his wife and two children. Moonl...



  • “Startlingly good” stories of Nepali society set against the backdrop of violent Maoist insurgencies (San Francisco Chronicle).   From an author like “a Buddhist Chekhov,” The Royal Ghosts features characters trying to reconcile their tr...



  • Upadhyay's new novel, Buddha's Orphans, uses Nepal's political upheavals of the past century as a backdrop to the story of an orphan boy, Raja, and the girl he is fated to love, Nilu, a daughter of privilege. Coveted by more than one woman, Raja is f...



  • Set in Samrat Upadhyay’s signature and timeless Nepal, The City Son offers a vivid portrait of a scorned woman’s lifelong obsession with revenge and the devastating ramifications for an impressionable young man. Acclaimed and award-winning aut...



  • Samrat Upadhyay’s new collection vibrates at the edges of intersecting cultures. Journalists in Kathmandu are targeted by the government. A Nepali man studying in America drops out of school and finds himself a part of the unrest in Ferguson, Misso...




Award-Winning Books by Samrat Upadhyay

The Royal Ghosts
2007 Society of Midland Authors Award -- Adult Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Samrat Upadhyay has published 6 books.

Samrat Upadhyay does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Mad Country, was published in April 2017.

The first book by Samrat Upadhyay, Arresting God in Kathmandu, was published in August 2001.

No. Samrat Upadhyay does not write books in series.