What country was the short story, which the movie Kagbeni is loosely based on, first published in?
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Kagbeni (film) Kagbeni is a 2008 Nepali movie, loosely based on W. W. Jacobs's 1902 horror short story "The Monkey's Paw". "Kagbeni" is the directorial debut of Bhusan Dahal. The name of the movie is taken from a tourist place Kagbeni situated in the valley of the Kali Gandaki, which is a 2-hour side trek from Muktinath.
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The Monkey's Paw "The Monkey's Paw" is a supernatural short story by author W. W. Jacobs first published in England in 1902.
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (] ; born 5 January 1938) is a Kenyan writer, formerly working in English and now working in Gikuyu. His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children's literature. He is the founder and editor of the Gikuyu-language journal "Mũtĩiri".
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The Thing Around Your Neck The Thing Around Your Neck is a short story collection by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, it was first published in April 2009 by Fourth Estate in the UK and by Knopf in the US. It received many positive reviews including:
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A Report to an Academy "A Report to an Academy" (German: "Ein Bericht für eine Akademie") is a short story by Franz Kafka, written and published in 1917. In the story, an ape named Red Peter, who has learned to behave like a human, presents to an academy the story of how he effected his transformation. The story was first published by Martin Buber in the German monthly "Der Jude", along with another of Kafka's stories, "Jackals and Arabs" ("Schakale und Araber"). The story appeared again in a 1919 collection titled "Ein Landarzt" ("A Country Doctor").
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Paste (story) "Paste" is a 5,800-word short story by Henry James first published in "Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly" in December, 1899. James included the story in his collection, "The Soft Side", published by Macmillan the following year. James conceived the story as a clever reversal of Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace".
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Mwindo epic The "Mwindo" epic is an oral tale from the Congo told by the Nyanga people. The origins and creation of the Mwindo epic are mostly unknown since the story is only passed down orally. The first literary work of Mwindo was recorded by Daniel Biebuyck and published by the University of California Press in 1969.
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First Sorrow "First Sorrow" (German: "Erstes Leid") is a short story by Franz Kafka probably written between the fall of 1921 and the spring of 1922. It appeared in Kurt Wolff Verlag's art periodical "Genius", III no. 2 (dated 1921, actually published in 1922) and in the Christmas 1923 supplement to the "Prager Presse". The story was also included in the collection "A Hunger Artist" ("Ein Hungerkünstler") published by "Verlag Die Schmiede" soon after Kafka's death.
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An Egyptian Hornet An Egyptian Hornet is a short story written by Algernon Blackwood. The story has first appeared in 1915 in "Reedy's Mirror".
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Good Country People "Good Country People" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was published in 1955 in her short story collection "A Good Man is Hard to Find". A devout Roman Catholic, O'Connor often used religious themes in her work. This story is often considered to be one of her greatest stories.
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The Man Without a Country "The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in "The Atlantic" in December 1863. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States. Though the story is set in the early 19th century, it is an allegory about the upheaval of the American Civil War and was meant to promote the Union cause.
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Mbongeni Khumalo Mbongeni Khumalo (born 15 July 1976) is a South African performance poet, poet and writer. He was born in Soweto. His poems and short stories have appeared in "New Coin", "Global Fire", "Tribute", "Timbila" and "Botsotso". In 1999 he won a merit award from the English Academy of South Africa.
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The Sea Raiders "The Sea Raiders" is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1896 in "The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement". It was included in "The Plattner Story and Others", a collection of short stories by Wells published by Methuen & Co. in 1897. It was included in "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories", a collection of short stories by Wells published by Thomas Nelson & Sons in 1911.
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Muhammad Khudayyir Muhammad Khudayyir (born 1942) is an Iraqi writer. He was born in Basra where he still lives. He is mainly known as a writer of short stories, having published several collections till date. These include "Black Kingdom" and "Vision of Autumn". In 2004, Khudayyir won the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Award for his contribution to literature. "Basrayatha", a fictional memoir of his native city, has been translated into English by William Hutchins.
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The Other Boat The Other Boat is a short story by E. M. Forster, written in 1957–1958 and published posthumously in "The Life to Come (and Other Stories)" in 1972.
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His Chance in Life "His Chance in Life" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in the first Indian edition of "Plain Tales from the Hills" (1888), and in subsequent editions of that collection. The story is illuminating about Kipling's attitudes to race, which are less cut-and-dried than is often thought. Kipling is interesting, if not very detailed, on people of mixed race and the snobberies involved. (For some detail, see the Kipling Society notes.)
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The Aleph (short story) "The Aleph" is a short story by the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. First published in September 1945, it was reprinted in the short story collection, "The Aleph and Other Stories", in 1949, and revised by the author in 1974.
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A Man of the People A Man of the People (1966) is the fourth novel by Chinua Achebe. This satirical novel is a story told by the young and educated narrator, Odili, on his conflict with Chief Nanga, his former teacher who enters a career in politics in an unnamed modern African country. Odili represents the changing younger generation; Nanga represents the traditional customs of Nigeria. The book ends with a military coup, similar to the real-life coups of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Yakubu Gowon.
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The Bishop (short story) "The Bishop" (Russian: Архиерей , "Arkhiyerei " ) is a 1902 short story by Anton Chekhov, first published in the April 1902 issue of "Zhurnal Dlya Vsekh". The story, telling about the last days of a terminally ill priest, in many ways reflects the psychological state of the author, who was at the time full of premonitions of his own inevitable demise, and in that respect is considered to be partly autobiographical.
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Kawan Bergeloet Kawan Bergeloet (Perfected Spelling: Kawan Bergelut; Indonesian for "Playmate") is a collection of short stories written by Soeman Hs and first published by Balai Pustaka in 1941. It contains twelve stories, seven of which were previously published in the magazine "Pandji Poestaka", as well as an introduction by Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana. These stories are generally humorous in nature, and presented with a diction that shows strong east Sumatran influences.
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Yoked with an Unbeliever "Yoked with an Unbeliever" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in the "Civil and Military Gazette" on December 7, 1886, and in book form in the first Indian edition of "Plain Tales from the Hills" in 1888. It also appears in subsequent editions of that collection.
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Baa Baa, Black Sheep (short story) "Baa Baa, Black Sheep" is the title of a semi-autobiographical short story by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1888.