The Life Of Bhupi Sherchan: Poetry & Politics … – Michael Hutt

The Life Of Bhupi Sherchan: Poetry And Politics In Post-Rana Nepal – Michael Hutt | This book chronicles the life of well-known Nepali poet (1935-89). Belonging to a minority ethnic group, the Thakali, Bhupi’s life resembles a passage through a series of archetypes: the sharp-dressed son of a wealthy trader, the firebrand revolutionary student, the litteterateur moving from one literary function to the next, the author of grandy ironic poetry, the angst-ridden sleepless soul, the heavy drinking socialite and raconteur, the tragic invalid…