This is a list of Nepali literature translated in the English language.A Survey of Nepali Literature in English: Translated and Original by Mahesh Paudyal
Nepali Literature Translated into English
English Name English Translator Date of translation publication Original Name Original Writer Date of original publication Type Langada's Friend Jayaraj Acharya and Don Messerschmidt 2022 Langadako SathiLain Singh Bangdel 1951 Novel Black Sun Saroj Kumar Shakya 1979 Kalo Surya Bharat Jangam Novel The Wake of the White Tiger Greta Rana 1984Seto Bagh Diamond Shumsher Rana NovelMuna Madan Laxmi Prasad Devkota 1987 Muna MadanLaxmi Prasad Devkota Epic Under the Sleepless Sun Nara Pallav 2007 Parijat Novel Faulty Glasses Keshar Lall 1997 Doshi ChasmaBP Koirala Stories Narendra Dai Jayraj Acharya 2013 BP Koirala Novel Atmabrittanta Kanak Mani Dixit 2001 BP Koirala Novel Modiaain Jay Raj Acharya 2010 Modiaain BP Koirala Novel Khaireni Ghat Larry Hartsell 1996 Novel Aswatthama Padma Prasad Devkota 1998 Madhav Prasad Ghimire Epic A Handbook of Siddhicharan's Verse Madhav Lal Karmacharya 1998 Siddhicharan Shrestha Poems Window of the House Opposite Larry Hartsell 1998 Pallo Ghar ko JhyalGovinda Bahadur Malla Gothale Novel Rupamati Shanti Mishra 1999 Rupamati Rudra Raj Pandey Novel Twists and Turns Tirtha Tuladhar 2000 Durga Lal Shrestha Novel Memoir’s of Jail Laxmi Raj Bhandari 2002 Siddhicharan Shrestha Novel Sumnima Tara Nath Sharma 2005 Sumnima BP Koirala Novel Terror of Flower Philip Pears 2005 Dhruba Chandra Gautam NovelThe PrisonAnn Hunkins2005KaragarBanira Giri1978 Masan Sangeeta Raymajhi 2006 Gopal Prasad Rimal Play Sugat Saurav Todd T. Lewis Subarna Man Tuladhar 2007 Chittadhar Hridaya Novel Anuradha Larry Hartsell AnuradhaBijaya Malla NovelDeclaration of a New GodGovinda Raj Bhattarai2008Naya Ishwar Ko GhoshanaGopal Parajuli2005Epic Mountain Painted with Turmeric Michael Hutt 2008 BasainLil Bahadur Chettri Novel Twenty-first Century Sumina Subas Ghimire 2008 Pradeep Nepal Novel Mode of Life Dinesh Adhikari 2009 Robin Sharma Poems Socrates’ Footsteps Balaram Adhikari 2010 Sukaratka PailaGovinda Raj Bhattarai Novel Sun Showers Manu Manjil Mahesh Paudyal 2010 Poems An Outsider in the Court of God Kumar Nagarkoti 2010 Momila Novel The Journey’s EndHrishikesh Upadhyay 2011 Rajeshwar Devkota Essays Last Page of My Poem Mahesh Paudyal 2011 Rajeshwar Karki Poems The War is Breaking Mahesh Paudyal 2011 Bishwambhar Chanchal Stories Beyond the Holy Border Multiple translators 2011 Bhisma Upreti Essays Cry in the Wilderness and Other Short Stories Kesar Lall Tej R. Kansakar 2011 Srilaxmi Shrestha Novel Parallel Sky Anuradha Sharma 2011 Padmavati Singh Novel Beyond the Frontiers: Women’s Stories from Nepal Gunjan 2006 Padmavati Singh Novel The Blue Mimosa Tanka Vilas Varya 2012 Shirishko PhoolParijat Novel Muglan Lekh Nath Pathak 2012 Govinda Raj Bhattarai Novel Threads of Smoke Bal Ram Adhikari 2013 Niraj Bhattarai Poems Kathmandu Kaleidoscope Mahesh Paudyal 2014 Bhisma Upreti Poems Selected Poems Multiple translators 2014 Momila Novel Of a Lesser God Damodar Sharma 2017 Maya Thakuri Stories Another Cultivation of Maize Sanjeev Upreti 2017 Makai ko arko Kheti Play Light of the Himalayas Mahesh Paudyal 2017 Kavita Ram Shrestha Novel Forty Years in the MountainMahesh Paudyal 2017 Lakpa Phuti Sherpa Memoir Standing Alone Bal Ram Adhikari 2017 Nabin Prachin Poems Radha Mahesh Paudyal 2018 RadhaKrishna Dharabasi Novel Never Say Goodbye Mahesh Paudyal 2018 Krishna Prasai Novel Songs of Swallows Multiple translators 2018 SP Koirala Poems Lunatic and Other Poems Laxmi Prasad Devkota Laxmi Prasad Devkota Poems Nepali Visions, Nepali Dreams David Ruben 1980 An Anthology of Short Stories of Nepal Kesar Lall Tej R. Kansakar 1998 The Himalayan Voices Michael Hutt 1993 Selected Nepali Poems Taranath Sharma 1999 Poems Selected Nepali Essays Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2003 Essays Contemporary Nepali Poems Padma Devkota 2000 Poems Manao Secret Places Manjushree ThapaSamrat Upadhyay 2001 Selected Stories from Nepal Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2004 Stories Stories of Conflict and War Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2007 Rebel: Stories of Conflict and War from Nepal Ramchandra KC 2011 Poems Dancing Soul of Mountain Everest Mahesh Paudyal 2011 Poems Representative Anthology of Contemporary Nepali Poetry Govinda Raj Bhattarai 2014 Poems The Himalayan Bard Mahesh Paudyal 2015 Poems Sangam: Contemporary Nepali Poetry in Translation Haris Adhikari 2018 PoemsThere's a Carnival TodayManjushree Thapa2017Aaja Ramita ChhaIndra Bahadur RaiNovelLong Night of StormPrawin Adhikari2018Indra Bahadur RaiShort StoriesNight: PoemsMuna Gurung2019 RaatSulochana Manandhar PoemsThe Nepal NexusSanjaya Dhakal2019PrayogshalaSudheer Sharma2013Political non-fictionSong of The SoilAjit Baral2021FaatsungChuden Kabimo2018NovelKarnali BluesMichael Hutt2021Karnali BluesBuddhisagar2010Novel White Life Amar Nyaupane 2012Seto DhartiNiranjan Kunwar2025Novel Alphabets In The SnowNayan Raj Pandey 2016SallipirAnurag Basnet2025NovelMalati RobotNagendra Sharma2016MalatiMukti Upadhyay Baral2011Novel
Nepali Literature Written in English
+TitleAuthorPublication dateTypePeople of NepalDor Bahadur Bista1967Anthropological non-fictionFatalism and DevelopmentDor Bahadur Bista1991Anthropological non-fictionThe Tutor of HistoryManjushree Thapa2001NovelArresting God in KathmanduSamrat Upadhaya2001Short StoriesForget KathmanduManjushree Thapa2005Political non-fictionTilled EarthManjushree Thapa2007Short StoriesBreaking TwilightD.B Gurung2013NovelAnnapurna PoemsYuyutsu Sharma2008PoemsSeasons of FlightManjushree Thapa2010Short storiesUnleashing NepalSujeev Shakya2013Non-fictionCity of Dreams Pranaya SJB Rana2015Short StoriesAyo Gorkhali: A History of the GurkhasTim Gurung2020HistoryThe Witch Doctor and Other EssaysLaxmi Prasad DevkotaNovember 11, 2017EssaysKathmandruids: Monomyths & MeanymythsPeter J. Karthak2018NovelThe Wayward DaughterShradha Ghale2018NovelBetween Queens and the CitiesNiranjan Kunwar2020MemoirAll Roads Lead NorthAmish Raj MulmiMarch 15, 2021Political non-fictionDandelion Snow & Verses from Other Cities, Other WorldsAnand Gurung2019PoetryHisila: From Revolutionary to First LadyHisila Yami2021Memoir
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