Abhi Subedi
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| Born | June 30, 1945 |
| Occupation | poet, playwright, translator, linguist |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Education | M.A. PhD in English |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University, Nepal and Edinburgh University, UK. |
| Notable awards |
SAARC Literary Award 2010 Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award 2013 |
Abhi Subedi (Nepali: अभि सुवेदी; born on June 30, 1945) is a Nepali poet, playwright, linguist, translator and critic, who writes in Nepali and English.[1]
Biography
Abhi Subedi was born in Sabla village of Tehrathum district in eastern Nepal as the 21st child of his father and the 7th child of his mother. He recognised Bengali letters before Devnagari scripts after seeing his mother read Bengali epic Kashiram Das's Mahabharata when he was young. [2] He earned a Ph.D on the pragmatics of poetry from Tribhuvan University and did postgraduate work Stylistics and Applied Linguistics at Edinburgh University.[3]
Subedi started as a teacher of English in Tribhuvan University and after returning from Europe started teaching stylistics at Tribhuvan. Later, he headed Department of English in Kirtipur. [4]
Works
Books in Nepali
- Flaneurko Diary (2015/2071)
- Sahitya ra Aambritta (Criticism) 2013/2070)
- Chiriyeka sanjhharu (play) 2011
- Nibandhama Uttarbarti Kaalkhanda (essays) 2009
- Teen Natak (three plays) 2008
- Nibandha ra Tundikhel, 2008
- Paanch Natak (five plays) 2004
- Carpettangieko Aakaas (essays) 1998
- Shavda ra Chot (poems), 1997
- Madhyam ra Rachana (literary criticism), 1997
- Paschatya Kavy Siddhanta, (Western criticism) 1973
- Sirjana ra Mulyankan (literary criticism),1982. Books (in Nepali)
Books in English
- Bruised Evenings 2011 (Play).
- Nepali Theatre as I See It, 2007
- Three Plays. Trans Sangita Rayamajhi, 2003
- Dreams of Peach Blossoms, 2001, 2012 (play)
- Ekai Kawaguchi: the Trespassing Insider, 1999.
- Chasing Dreams: Kathmandu Odyssey, (poetic play)
- Nepali Literature: Background and History, 1978.
- Manas (English poems), joint collection, 1974.
Translations, editing and joint collections
- Aadhunik Japani Kavita, 1987.
- Poems of the Century, 2000
- Voices from Nepal (joint work), 1999.
- Beyond Borders: an Anthology of SAARC Poetry, 2002.
- Japani Haiku: Hijor ra Aaja, 1987.
- Japani Noh Naatak, 1989.
- Samakalin Nepali Kavita, 1996.
- Biswosahityako Aithihashik Rooprekha, 1974
- Pacchisbarshakaa Nepali Kavita, 1982
Awards
- SAARC Literary Award 2010
- Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award 2013 [5]
References
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