Writing the Himalayas: Anglophone Diaspora Fiction by Tibetan and Nepalese Authors is a significant contribution to the field of Himalayan Studies. Koushik Goswami's work looks deep into the stories that lay hidden in the official versions of the Tibetan and Nepalese Diaspora.

Pradipta Shyam Chowdhury, Assistant Professor of English, The University of North Bengal, India

Writing the Himalayas: Anglophone Diasporic Fiction by Tibetan and Nepalese Authors by Koushik Goswami is arguably the first systematic attempt at a literary map-making of the unique geo-cultural space. Instead of pigeonholing the region under traditional labels such as South Asia, Central Asia, or East Asia, the book conceptualizes it as a distinct space shaped by the geo-cultural and religious environment of the states nestled within the majestic mountain range. It explores literary representations in English by diasporic authors from Himalayan nations, primarily of Tibetan and Nepalese descent, demonstrating how their works are influenced by the nature of their migrations, whether forced or voluntary. This pioneering study, which includes seven new interviews with Tibetan and Nepalese Anglophone writers, will undoubtedly contribute to a deeper cultural understanding of the region.

Himadri Lahiri, Professor of English, Netaji Subhas Open University, India

Writing the Himalayas provides some much-needed insight about contemporary Tibetan and Nepali writers who are creating a new kind of Anglophone literature. Koushik Goswami reveals the complex interplay between the Himalayan region and the national and diasporic identities that have emerged there. He shows how imperial aggression can be resisted by collective imagination and the different ways that new identities can emerge in the movement between homeland and host-land.

Jon Cook, Emeritus Professor of Literature, University of East Anglia, UK