Rabi Thapa (Nepali: रवि थापा) is a Nepali writer and editor working in English. He is the Editor of La.Lit: A Literary Magazine from Nepal, and the author of Nothing to Declare (Penguin India, 2011) and Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu (Speaking Tiger, 2016). From 2010 to 2011, he was the Editor of the weekly paper, Nepali Times.
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रवि थापा | |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (M.Phil.), Monash University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Writer/Editor |
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| Website | rabi-thapa |
Background
editRabi Thapa published Nothing to Declare (Penguin India) in 2011. This debut collection of short stories was longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award.[1] The following year, Thapa co-founded the literary magazine La.Lit, and is an editor of the magazine as well.[2] In 2016, he published Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu (Speaking Tiger Books), a cultural history of a historic Kathmandu neighborhood.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, 2005-2015". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ Turner, Elen. (2013-11-26). "La.Lit: A Literary Magazine from Nepal". www.asymptotejournal.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ McConnacchie, James. (2013-11-26). "Soho of Kathmandu: A nuanced and smoky account of a city quarter". www.the-tls.co.uk.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Linder, Benjamin. (2017-04-06). "Intoxication, music, revelations: A conversation with Rabi Thapa on Thamel". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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