Wagle´s novel Mayur Times revolves around Nepal´s political transitional. Protagonists Parag and Lisara are both journalists. [break]
"I know five years is a long time, but I wanted to be fully satisfied before coming out with the second book," said Wagle. "Nepal´s turmoil has made my second book more engaging," he added.
As promised earlier through nepa~laya calendars, the publisher and the author have just made it on time for the release. They had promised that Wagle´s second book would hit the market in 2066 BS.
"Keeping our promise, the book will be published before the end of this year," said Kiran Krishna Shrestha of nepa~laya. "The long wait is over; the book will be released on April 10 (Chaitra 28)."
The publishers say Mayur Times will be another turning point in Nepal´s publication history.
The book will be distributed by Education Book House. Owner of EBH, Anjan Shrestha, has particularly flown into Nepal from the US, where he resides to prepare for the launch. "I normally coincide my visit to Nepal with the Book Fair, but this time I would not have come if it was not for Narayan Wagle´s book," says Anjan. "Narayan ji is the bestselling author in Nepal and I felt responsibility bound to be here for planning the release," he added.
Nepa~laya and Education Book House are making all possible arrangements to make the book available across the country on the release day itself.
"As the demand for Wagle´s second book is already so high and since advance orders are pouring in, we are printing 10,000 copies in the first print run to fulfill the demand," Kiran said. "This is the first time we are feeling such pressure from the market. It is amazing," he added.
The paperback and hard cover editions will be priced at Rs 300 and Rs 500, respectively.
Published in 2005, Palpasa Café had bagged the prestigious Madan Puraskar, and is still considered a bestseller.
Translated and published in English in 2008 by nepa~laya, Palpasa Café is also being republished by Random Publishing House in New Delhi for the South Asian markets. It is also being translated and published in Korean language by Seoul-based The Forest of Literature for the North-East Asian markets.
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