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Guru Prasad Mainali (Devnagari: गुरुप्रसाद मैनाली) (1900–1971) was a Nepali short story writer. Mainali is one of three well-known writers of Nepali literature, along with Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and Laxmi Prasad Devkota.
Mainali was born in Kanpur in Kavrepalanchok District, the son of Kashi Nath Mainali and Kashi Rupa Devi Mainali.
Mainali wrote only eleven short stories in all, but his knowledge of the Nepalese society made him an excellent describer of the life in the hills and mountainous regions. Strongly influenced by Prem Chand, the famous Hindi fiction writer, Mainali intimately dealt with his characters from rural Nepal. Due to his contact with different kinds of people in different parts of the country as a judge transferred from one district court to the other, Mainali had ample opportunity to study the human character in various situations at close quarters. His description of the sad plight of the common people in Nepal due to constraints imposed upon individuals by traditional values and beliefs made in his stories remains unmatched even today. He is arguably the first modern short story writer of Nepal. Some of his unforgettable short stories are 'Naso' (The Ward), 'Paralko Aago' (A Blaze in the Straw), 'Shaheed' (The Martyr) and 'Chhimeki' (Neighbors). Naso is also the title of his anthology. Some of his stories are included in text books of primary school and secondary schools in Nepal.
'Naso' and 'Paralko Aago' are available in English version. The former was translated as 'The Ward' by Theodore Riccardi in 1964[1] and the later was translated as 'A Blaze in the Straw' by Michael Hutt in 1991[2].
Works
- 'Paralko Aago' (A Blaze in the Straw)
- 'Naso' (the Ward)
- 'Shaheed' (The Martyr)
- 'Chhimeki' (Neighbors)
References
- ^ Riccardi, Theodore (1964). Four Nepali Short Stories. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania. pp. 6–13.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|Chapter=ignored (|chapter=suggested) (help) - ^ Hutt, Michael (1991). Himalayan voices: an introduction to modern Nepali literature. USA: University of California Press. pp. 178–185. ISBN 9780520070486.