Singing the song of the soil

Author Chuden Kabimo makes a splash at India’s Jaipur Literature Festival with his book ‘Fatsung’.

Having been the first Nepali language book read out aloud at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writer Chuden Kabimo’s debut novel, Fatsung: Song of the Soil, has created a history of sorts on the Nepali literary scene. The English version of Fatsung; Song of the Soil translated by Ajit Baral was even shortlisted for the JCB (Joseph Cyril Bamford) Prize for Literature.