TILLED EARTH : STORIES by Manjushree Thapa [Paperback]

Tilled Earth by Thapa presents a collection of micro stories and traditional narratives that capture the intimate struggles of various individuals in contemporary Nepal. The book portrays the private dramas of characters at midlife, including an elderly woodworker navigating a changing Kathmandu, a homesick expatriate dealing with a hangover, a government clerk learning to play Solitaire, a young woman studying in Seattle who becomes an illegal alien, and a retired secretary confronting his insecurities during a visit to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha.