Books set in Kathmandu

primary story setting

capital city narrative anchor

protagonist lives and works here

1990 pro-democracy upheaval, math teacher's love affair

stories set during political crisis

1990s Kathmandu during the Nepalese civil war; middle-class Sumnima navigates family expectations and Maoist conflict

Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) where the Tibetan refugee community settles in exile before some emigrate further to Canada