Kumar Nagarkoti | |
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कुमार नगरकोटी | |
Born | |
Nationality | Nepali |
Other names | Nagarkoti |
Occupation(s) | Writer, poet, columnist |
Notable work | Ghatmandu, Kalpa-Grantha, Mistika |
Style | Surrealism, Magical realism |
Spouse | Sabitri Karki |
Children | 1 |
Kumar Nagarkoti ( Nepali: कुमार नगरकोटी; born 1974) is a Nepali writer, poet, and columnist. [1] He is one of the most popular contemporary Nepali writer. He has published multiple books and is known for his use of surrealiastic style in his works. [2]
He was born on 2 December 1974 (17 Mangsir 2031 BS) in Lalitpur, Nepal. [3]
He began his literary career in 1999 with an English poem titled Sorry Buddha, I Cannot Follow You. [4] He published his first story, Nikash at the age of 21. The story was published in Sahakalam Sahitya, a literary paper that only printed works of established writers. [2]
His first book, Mokshanta: Kathmandu Fever, a collection of short stories was published in 2011. [5] His second short story collection, Fossil was published in 2013. [5] He published a memoir titled Aksharganj in 2014. The memoir has 30 essays and contains various magical realism elements. [6] In 2015, he wrote a play called Coma—A Political Sex. It was staged in Shilpee theatre and was directed by Yubraj Ghimire. The play is about a writer who goes into a coma while writing his book, because the constitution is not drafted on time. [7]
His first novel, Mistika was published on 20 August 2015. [8] On 2 October 2016, he published a collection of his fiction and non-fiction writings titled Ghatmandu. [9] He published Docha, his memoir in 2017. The book was not written in first person narrative as with most memoir but used birds and inanimate objects as a narrator. [10]
In 2018, he made a cameo in Lal Purja, a Nepali film. [11] He also published Gya, a novel in the same year. He took 3 years to complete the book. The book was unveiled by Saguna Shah, a writer and founder of Bookaholics group, a Facebook readers group. [12] The novel was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the same year. [13]
He wrote Bath-tub, a play in 2019. The play was staged in Shilpee theatre, directed by Yubaraj Ghimire and starred actor Neer Shah, writer Bhusita Vasistha and Brajesh. [14]
He published his tenth book, Kalpa-Grantha on 27 March 2021. The book consisted of 63 experimental tales including typographs, postcards, screen plays, etc. The book was only sold to the preorders in a limited edition release. [15] Many people criticise the hefty cost of the book and the limited release. [16] The book was also shortlisted for Madan Puraskar but lost to Limbuwanko Etihasik Dastavej Sangraha by Bhagi Raj Ingnam. [17] [18]
He is also a columnist at Shilapatra online news portal. He describes himself as a fiction designer rather than fiction writer. [19]
Books
Title | Genre | Publication date | Note |
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Mokshanta: Kathmandu Fever | Short stories | 2011 | Debut book |
Fossil | Short stories | 2013 | |
Aksharganj | Memoir | 2014 | |
Mistika | Novel | 20 August 2015 | |
Ghatmandu | Collection of fiction and non-fiction works | 2 October 2016 | |
Docha | Memoir | 2017 | |
Gya | Novel | 31 May 2018 | Shortlisted for Madan Puraskar 2075 BS |
Kalpa-Grantha | Collection of short stories | 27 March 2021 | Shortlisted for Madan Puraskar 2077 BS |
Plays
Title | Publication date | Role | Director |
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Coma—A Political Sex | 2015 | Playwright | Yubaraj Ghimire |
Bath-tub | 2019 | Playwright | Yubaraj Ghimire |
Films
Title | Release date | Role | Character | Director |
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Lal Purja | 2018 | Actor | Sadhu (a mystic) | Nigam Shrestha |
He is married to Sabitri Karki. They currently reside in Balkumari, Lalitpur with their son (Grishmil Nagarkoti). [4]