Mann (novel)

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Mann
Cover page of the book
AuthorLeeladhwaj Thapa
Original titleमन
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
GenreFiction
Published1957
PublisherSajha Prakashan
Publication date
1957
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages244
AwardMadan Puraskar (2014 BS)
ISBN9789937321167

Mann (Nepali: मन, lit.'Heart') is a 1957 Nepali novel by Leeladhwaj Thapa. It was published in 1957 by Sajha Prakashan. It is the third novel of the writer who had previously wrote Shanti and Purvasmriti. It won the Madan Puraskar for the same year.[1] The book was reprinted by Book Hill Publication on December 04, 2020.[2]

Synopsis[edit]

The book is set in 2012-2013 BS. Mann is the lead character of the book who gets pregnant with Master Hridaya Raj who abandon her. The book shows the struggle of Mann in a patriarchal society and the challenges she faces in her life.[3]

Reception[edit]

The book was the first novel to won the Madan Puraskar 1957 (2014 BS).[4] Madan Puraskar was first awarded in 1956 (2013 BS) to three non-fiction books, Hamro Lok Sanskriti by Satya Mohan Joshi, General Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal by Chittaranjan Nepali and Adhikbibhav Sthirbidhoot Utpadhak by Balram Joshi.[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "लीलाध्वज थापा – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  2. ^ Kiro, Kitab (2020-12-05). "'मन' अब नयाँ संस्करणमा | किताबकिरो". kitabkiro. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  3. ^ "लीलाध्वज थापा र 'मन' उपन्यास | श्यामप्रसाद". www.samakalinsahitya.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  4. ^ "कपिलधाममा साहित्यकार लीलाध्वज थापाको शालिक". कपिलधाममा साहित्यकार लीलाध्वज थापाको शालिक. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  5. ^ खड्का, कृष्ण (2021-09-24). "मदन पुरस्कारको इतिहास : हालसम्म मदन पुरस्कार प्राप्त कृतिहरू". Vision News Nepal. Retrieved 2021-11-16.