War allegory in Narayan Wagle's Palpasa Café

• Main Authors: Jujar Singh, Hardev Kaur, Abu Jweid, Abdalhadi Nimer Abdalqader
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66271/1/01%20JSSH-2053-2017.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66271/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2026%20(T)%20Dec.%202018/01%20JSSH-2053-2017.pdf

This article examines the metafictional representations in Narayan Wagle's Palpasa Café (2008). The novel's metafictional elements depict the state of the Nepalese people during the Civil War. Wagle critiques the devastating consequences of the Civil War and how it affected the Nepali indi...