City of Dreams (short story collection)

City of Dreams: Stories

Cover page of the book
Author	Pranaya SJB Rana
Language	English
Genre	Short stories
Set in	Kathmandu
Published	2015
Publisher	Rupa Publications
Publication date	2015
Publication place	India, Nepal
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	190
ISBN	978-8129137289

City of Dream: Stories is an anthology of short stories by Pranaya SJB Rana. It was published in 2015 by Rupa Publications.^[1] It is the first book by Rana, who is a Nepalese journalist and writer.

Synopsis

The stories are set in and around Kathmandu city.^[2] The stories included in the anthology are:

• City of Dreams^[3]
• The Smoker
• Dashain
• Our Ruin
• Two
• Maya
• Knife in the Water
• The Red Kurta
• The Presence of God
• The Child

Reception

The collection was favorably reviewed in Nepal with one review calling Rana "a bold writer, willing to push against the boundaries of what we might have come to expect of South Asian writers".^[4][5]

See also

• The Tutor of History
• The Wayward Daughter
• Arresting God in Kathmandu

References

1. says, City of Dreams reviewed in Lalit |. "La.Lit: A Literary Magazine | » Reams of dreams". Retrieved 2021-11-21.
2. Bhattarai, Sewa (2015). "City of Dreams Book Review" (PDF). Studies in Nepalese History and Society. 20 (2): 427–431.
3. Rana, Pranaya (2017-06-06). "City of Dreams". HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies. 37 (1). ISSN 2471-3716.
4. Thapa, Rabi. "Reams of Dreams | Nepali Times Buzz | Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
5. "Not like changing shirts". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.