Mad Country: Stories

by Samrat Upadhyay Narrated by Vikas Adam

Overview

Samrat Upadhyay's thrilling new collection brings stories of thieves, lovers, political prisoners, fractured families, and of Nepali-Americans attempting to navigate the strange customs of the United States. It reaffirms Upadhyay's brilliant contributions to the international literature of exile.

Editorial Reviews

JUNE 2017 - AudioFile

Nepali writer Upadhyay’s short stories place his characters in unexpected settings. Vikas Adam is a capable narrator who employs a range of accents, pitches, and speeds to characterize the many female and male characters. As the stories move from Nepal to the United States, and back, Adam magnifies the cultural differences between the characters in various scenes of disparate experiences: a student studying abroad, a female journalist, an American hippie in search of herself, a business woman trapped by the government. Listeners who enjoy contemporary world literature will find much to admire in this collection with its vivid depictions of human interconnectedness. M.R. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2017 - AudioFile

Nepali writer Upadhyay’s short stories place his characters in unexpected settings. Vikas Adam is a capable narrator who employs a range of accents, pitches, and speeds to characterize the many female and male characters. As the stories move from Nepal to the United States, and back, Adam magnifies the cultural differences between the characters in various scenes of disparate experiences: a student studying abroad, a female journalist, an American hippie in search of herself, a business woman trapped by the government. Listeners who enjoy contemporary world literature will find much to admire in this collection with its vivid depictions of human interconnectedness. M.R. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170128136
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	04/18/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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