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Sanu Sharma (Nepali: सानु शर्मा) is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, lyricist and poet. She has written and published several books of novels and short stories.[1][2][3] In 2018, her book of short stories collection Ekadeshmaa was nominated for the Madan Puraskar award and was shortlisted, making it to the final list along with seven other books.[1][4][5][6][7]
Sanu Sharma | |
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सानु शर्मा | |
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Nationality | Nepali, Australian |
Occupation(s) | Writer, novelist, poet, nurse |
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Sanu Sharma was born in Prasuti Ghriha, a governmental maternity hospital in Kathmandu. She was brought up equally in Kathmandu and Terai in Nepal.[8]
Sharma published her first novel Ardhaviram in 2003 and Jeetko Paribhasha, the second one in 2010. She published her third novel Artha in 2011.[9]
In 2017 Sharma published her fourth novel Biplavi; and she published her fifth book and first book of short story collection Ekadeshmaa in 2018. Ekadeshmaa drew attention of larger audience and acclaimed by more of her readers and critics. Subsequently, it was nominated for the Madan Puraskar, an award that is considered as the biggest literary award in Nepali literature.[3][4][10][11][12]
After the success of Ekadeshmaa, Sharma published her fifth novel Utsarga and sixth one Pharak in 2021 and 2022 respectively. In September 2023, she published her eighth book and seventh novel, Tee Saat Din, from Ratna Pustak Bhandar. In April 2024, she published her second collection of short stories, Arko Deshma, from FinePrint, marking it as her ninth book.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Sanu Sharma is also a poet, lyricist, and Ghazal writer. Some of her Ghazals have been featured in the collaborative book 'Kaifiyat 2.' Her lyrics have been performed by a diverse range of singers, set to compositions by Nepali musicians. Her original Nepali poems have been translated into other languages and published in multiple locations.[20][21][7]
Novels
Short story collections
Collaborative collection of Ghazals
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