# List of Nepali literature in English

This is a list of Nepali literature translated in the English language.
| English Name | English Translator | Date of translation publication | Original Name | Original Writer | Date of original publication | Type |
| Langada's Friend | Jayaraj Acharya and Don Messerschmidt | 2022 | Langadako Sathi | Lain Singh Bangdel | 1951 | Novel |
| Black Sun | Saroj Kumar Shakya | 1979 | | Bharat Jangam | | Novel |
| The Wake of the White Tiger | Greta Rana | 1984 | Seto Bagh | Diamond Shumsher Rana | | Novel |
| Muna Madan | Laxmi Prasad Devkota | 1987 | Muna Madan | Laxmi Prasad Devkota | | Epic |
| Under the Sleepless Sun | Nara Pallav | 2007 | | Parijat | | Novel |
| Faulty Glasses | Keshar Lall | 1997 | Doshi Chasma | BP Koirala | | Stories |
| Narendra Dai | Jayraj Acharya | 2013 | | BP Koirala | | Novel |
| Atmabrittanta | Kanak Mani Dixit | 2001 | | BP Koirala | | Novel |
| Modiaain | Jay Raj Acharya | 2010 | Modiaain | BP Koirala | | Novel |
| Khaireni Ghat | Larry Hartsell | 1996 | | | | Novel |
| Aswatthama | Padma Prasad Devkota | 1998 | | Madhav Prasad Ghimire | | Epic |
| A Handbook of Siddhicharan's Verse | Madhav Lal Karmacharya | 1998 | | Siddhicharan Shrestha | | Poems |
| Window of the House Opposite | Larry Hartsell | 1998 | Pallo Ghar ko Jhyal | Govinda Bahadur Malla Gothale | | Novel |
| Rupamati | Shanti Mishra | 1999 | Rupamati | Rudra Raj Pandey | | Novel |
| Twists and Turns | Tirtha Tuladhar | 2000 | | Durga Lal Shrestha | | Novel |
| Memoir’s of Jail | Laxmi Raj Bhandari | 2002 | | Siddhicharan Shrestha | | Novel |
| Sumnima | Tara Nath Sharma | 2005 | Sumnima | BP Koirala | | Novel |
| Terror of Flower | Philip Pears | 2005 | | Dhruba Chandra Gautam | | Novel |
| The Prison | Ann Hunkins | 2005 | Karagar | Banira Giri | 1978 | |
| Masan | Sangeeta Raymajhi | 2006 | | Gopal Prasad Rimal | | Play |
| Sugat Saurav | Todd T. Lewis Subarna Man Tuladhar | 2007 | | Chittadhar Hridaya | | Novel |
| Anuradha | Larry Hartsell | | Anuradha | Bijaya Malla | | Novel |
| Declaration of a New God | Govinda Raj Bhattarai | 2008 | Naya Ishwar Ko Ghoshana | Gopal Parajuli | 2005 | Epic |
| Mountain Painted with Turmeric | Michael Hutt | 2008 | Basain | Lil Bahadur Chettri | | Novel |
| Twenty-first Century Sumina | Subas Ghimire | 2008 | | Pradeep Nepal | | Novel |
| Mode of Life | Dinesh Adhikari | 2009 | | Robin Sharma | | Poems |
| Socrates’ Footsteps | Balaram Adhikari | 2010 | Sukaratka Paila | Govinda Raj Bhattarai | | Novel |
| Sun Showers | Manu Manjil Mahesh Paudyal | 2010 | | | | Poems |
| An Outsider in the Court of God | Kumar Nagarkoti | 2010 | | Momila | | Novel |
| The Journey’s End | Hrishikesh Upadhyay | 2011 | | Rajeshwar Devkota | | Essays |
| Last Page of My Poem | Mahesh Paudyal | 2011 | | Rajeshwar Karki | | Poems |
| The War is Breaking | Mahesh Paudyal | 2011 | | Bishwambhar Chanchal | | Stories |
| Beyond the Holy Border | Multiple translators | 2011 | | Bhisma Upreti | | Essays |
| Cry in the Wilderness and Other Short Stories | Kesar Lall Tej R. Kansakar | 2011 | | Srilaxmi Shrestha | | Novel |
| Parallel Sky | Anuradha Sharma | 2011 | | Padmavati Singh | | Novel |
| Beyond the Frontiers: Women’s Stories from Nepal | Gunjan | 2006 | | Padmavati Singh | | Novel |
| The Blue Mimosa | Tanka Vilas Varya | 2012 | Shirishko Phool | Parijat | | Novel |
| Muglan | Lekh Nath Pathak | 2012 | | Govinda Raj Bhattarai | | Novel |
| Threads of Smoke | Bal Ram Adhikari | 2013 | | Niraj Bhattarai | | Poems |
| Kathmandu Kaleidoscope | Mahesh Paudyal | 2014 | | Bhisma Upreti | | Poems |
| Selected Poems | Multiple translators | 2014 | | Momila | | Novel |
| Of a Lesser God | Damodar Sharma | 2017 | | Maya Thakuri | | Stories |
| Another Cultivation of Maize | Sanjeev Upreti | 2017 | | | | Play |
| Light of the Himalayas | Mahesh Paudyal | 2017 | | Kavita Ram Shrestha | | Novel |
| Forty Years in the Mountain | Mahesh Paudyal | 2017 | | Lakpa Phuti Sherpa | | Memoir |
| Standing Alone | Bal Ram Adhikari | 2017 | | Nabin Prachin | | Poems |
| Radha | Mahesh Paudyal | 2018 | Radha | Krishna Dharabasi | | Novel |
| Never Say Goodbye | Mahesh Paudyal | 2018 | | Krishna Prasai | | Novel |
| Songs of Swallows | Multiple translators | 2018 | | SP Koirala | | Poems |
| Lunatic and Other Poems | Laxmi Prasad Devkota | | | Laxmi Prasad Devkota | | Poems |
| Nepali Visions, Nepali Dreams | David Ruben | 1980 | | | | |
| An Anthology of Short Stories of Nepal | Kesar Lall Tej R. Kansakar | 1998 | | | | |
| The Himalayan Voices | Michael Hutt | 1993 | | | | |
| Selected Nepali Poems | Taranath Sharma | 1999 | | | | Poems |
| Selected Nepali Essays | Govinda Raj Bhattarai | 2003 | | | | Essays |
| Contemporary Nepali Poems | Padma Devkota | 2000 | | | | Poems |
| Manao Secret Places | Manjushree ThapaSamrat Upadhyay | 2001 | | | | |
| Selected Stories from Nepal | Govinda Raj Bhattarai | 2004 | | | | Stories |
| Stories of Conflict and War | Govinda Raj Bhattarai | 2007 | | | | |
| Rebel: Stories of Conflict and War from Nepal | Ramchandra KC | 2011 | | | | Poems |
| Dancing Soul of Mountain Everest | Mahesh Paudyal | 2011 | | | | Poems |
| Representative Anthology of Contemporary Nepali Poetry | Govinda Raj Bhattarai | 2014 | | | | Poems |
| The Himalayan Bard | Mahesh Paudyal | 2015 | | | | Poems |
| Sangam: Contemporary Nepali Poetry in Translation | Haris Adhikari | 2018 | | | | Poems |
| There's a Carnival Today | Manjushree Thapa | 2017 | Aaja Ramita Chha | Indra Bahadur Rai | | Novel |
| Long Night of Storm | Prawin Adhikari | 2018 | | Indra Bahadur Rai | | Short Stories |
| Night: Poems | Muna Gurung | 2019 | Raat | Sulochana Manandhar | | Poems |
| The Nepal Nexus | Sanjaya Dhakal | 2019 | Prayogshala | Sudheer Sharma | 2013 | Political non-fiction |
| Song of The Soil | Ajit Baral | 2021 | Faatsung | Chuden Kabimo | 2018 | Novel |
| Karnali Blues | Michael Hutt | 2021 | Karnali Blues | Buddhisagar | 2010 | Novel |

## Nepali literature written in English

| Title | Author | Publication date | Type |
| People of Nepal | Dor Bahadur Bista | 1967 | Anthropological non-fiction |
| Fatalism and Development | Dor Bahadur Bista | 1991 | Anthropological non-fiction |
| The Tutor of History | Manjushree Thapa | 2001 | Novel |
| Arresting God in Kathmandu | Samrat Upadhaya | 2001 | Short Stories |
| Forget Kathmandu | Manjushree Thapa | 2005 | Political non-fiction |
| Tilled Earth | Manjushree Thapa | 2007 | Short Stories |
| Breaking Twilight | D.B Gurung | 2013 | Novel |
| Annapurna Poems | Yuyutsu Sharma | 2008 | Poems |
| Seasons of Flight | Manjushree Thapa | 2010 | Short stories |
| Unleashing Nepal | Sujeev Shakya | 2013 | Non-fiction |
| City of Dreams | Pranaya SJB Rana | 2015 | Short Stories |
| Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas | Tim Gurung | 2020 | History |
| The Witch Doctor and Other Essays | Laxmi Prasad Devkota | November 11, 2017 | Essays |
| Kathmandruids: Monomyths & Meanymyths | Peter J. Karthak | 2018 | Novel |
| The Wayward Daughter | Shradha Ghale | 2018 | Novel |
| Between Queens and the Cities | Niranjan Kunwar | 2020 | Memoir |
| All Roads Lead North | Amish Raj Mulmi | March 15, 2021 | Political non-fiction |
| Dandelion Snow & Verses from Other Cities, Other Worlds | Anand Gurung | 2019 | Poetry |
| Hisila: From Revolutionary to First Lady | Hisila Yami | 2021 | Memoir |