: ‘Karnali Blues’: This novel from Nepal tells a tender story of a father seen through his son’s eyes #IndiaNEWS In July 2021, Nepali author Buddhisagar talked about his fascination with the bestseller

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‘Karnali Blues’: This novel from Nepal tells a tender story of a father seen through his son’s eyes #IndiaNEWS
In July 2021, Nepali author Buddhisagar talked about his fascination with the bestseller Brazilian author Paulo Coelho in an interview with the Kathmandu-based The Annapurna Express. It was in 2003 that he had read The Alchemist in Hindi, and then again in English some years later. He developed a taste for Coelho’s works – the philosophical stories of its protagonists.But there appears to be little influence of Coelho in his novel Karnali Blues, which was published in Nepali in 2010. In fact, Buddhisagar told The Annapurna Express that he only enjoys fiction that is nothing like his own. In his debut novel, Karnali Blues, he patiently paints the portrait of a father as seen by his young son.The novel opens with the birth of the narrator, Brisha Bahadur. The 20-something-year-old man returns home in Nepal’s Karnali province to tend to his father, who has suffered a brain haemorrhage. Over 11 days, Brisha reminisces on his past, a large part of which was defined by the warmth exuded by the bond with his father.The core theme, the bond between a father and a son, is explored through memories. Each one of these plays out in straightforward language but with wholesome details, giving the narration the quality of a yellowed photo that can trigger a wave of...Read more

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