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Author Popescu, Adam, author.

Title Nima : a novel / Adam Popescu.

Publication Info. Los Angeles, CA : The Unnamed Press, [2019]

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  F POPESCU, A.    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Adult Fiction  F POPESCU ADAM    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Adult Fiction  F POPESCU ADAM    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 252 pages : map ; 23 cm
Summary "Nima is a young Sherpa woman living in the foothills of the Himalayas, a range so immense and a place so isolated it is impossible to imagine anything existing beyond it. Nima and her sister are both betrothed to Norbu, a local Sherpa, but when Norbu stuns both families by only wanting to marry Nima, Nima flees her father's wrath and the destiny that had been arranged for all of them. Disguised as a man, Nima seeks work, and is hired by an American journalist to guide their small group up to Everest Base Camp. The journey is treacherous, and Nima challenges every restriction her culture places on her gender while balancing the duties of her new role as guide. Popescu brings to life the many contradictions of the region through the eyes of Nima: trails strewn with litter overlook majestic views, Buddhist clarity is marred by sexual oppression, and a tourism industry that fuels the local economy also threatening to destroy it" -- from Amazon.com
Subject Mountaineering guides (Persons) -- Fiction.
Sherpa (Nepalese people) -- Fiction.
Young women -- Nepal -- Fiction.
Sex role -- Fiction.
Impersonation -- Fiction.
Arranged marriage -- Fiction.
Himalaya Mountains Region -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Novels.
Romance fiction.
ISBN 9781944700850 (hardcover)
1944700854 (hardcover)
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