KATHMANDU, May 22: Fiction and poetry writer DB Gurung’s Breaking Twilight is a romantic novel as well as a metaphysical thriller. Published by Mahaveer Publishers in New Delhi in India, the book, according to the writer is his most ambitious work. “Breaking Twilight is the culmination of my three-decade long literary journey,” says Gurung.
The plot of Breaking Twilight revolves around the story of a young girl, Kopila who has joined the Maoist revolution under circumstantial compulsions, including her marriage when still a child and Major Himal Ale, a bachelor in his late thirties. Set in the year 2006, which marks the end of the ten-year long Maoist insurgency, the novel is poignant portrayal of love, loss, yearning, humor, revelation, and finally redemption, while depicting the uncanny survival spirit of its protagonists.[break]
Priced at Rs 480, Breaking Twilight can be purchased at major bookstores in Kathmandu.
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