Against a Peacock Sky: Two Years in the Life of a Nepalese Village

by Monica Connell

Overview

Monica Connell lived as a paying guest of Kalchu and Chola in the Nepalese Himalayan village of Talphi, ten days' walk from the nearest road. This book poetically captures the immediacy of Connell's experience, and her empathy and sense of wonder at the dramas of village life - a boar hunt in winter, the wedding of a young neighbor, and the magic of the full moon festival when the gods descend to dance amongst the villagers. This is the story of her friendships and adventures. With black & white plates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780600420
Publisher:	Eland Publishing
Publication date:	11/18/2014
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

List of Plates 9

Acknowledgements 10

Introduction 11

Part 1

Learning to Understand a Cattle Owner 29

The Full-Moon Festival and the Story of the Masta Gods 43

Four Seasons with the Sheep 57

When Sigarup Fell 111 69

Phases of the Monsoon 81

Saun Sankrahti 95

Part 2

The Karaso 109

The Red Bitch 123

Two Generations of Hunting 135

Sometimes We'll Laugh and Sometimes We'll Cry 155

Glossary 199

Pronunciation Guide 203

About the Author 205