Handling the gun and the pen: Nepal’s Maoist narratives of the war in context
This article examines the narratives of Maoist armed attacks by its actors during the period of the People’s War in Nepal (1996–2006) and its aftermath. It aims to situate the Maoist literary genre within the specific trajectory of Nepali literature and of progressive literature. It then goes on to...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2025
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| Online dostop: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Izvleček: | This article examines the narratives of Maoist armed attacks by its actors during the period of the People’s War in Nepal (1996–2006) and its aftermath. It aims to situate the Maoist literary genre within the specific trajectory of Nepali literature and of progressive literature. It then goes on to question the link between actor-writers and the structure of narrative within a movement which itself is presented as a book, by analysing narratives published in Maoist newspapers during the conflict. |
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