Arresting God in Kathmandu

Arresting God in Kathmandu
Cover art for original 2001 publication
AuthorSamrat Upadhyay
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date
2001 AD (2057 BS)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover
Pages191
AwardsWhiting Writers' Award for Fiction, 2001
ISBN9780618043712

Arresting God in Kathmandu is the debut book by Nepali-American author Samrat Upadhyay. Published in 2001, Arresting God in Kathmandu was awarded the Whiting Writers' Award for fiction.[1] The book marks the first time a Nepali writer writing in English has been published in the West.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Samrat Upadhyay". Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.