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It is not plot that propels the novella, but rather the intimate, unfolding portrait of village life in eastern Nepal that Chettri sketches in masterfully stark but occasionally lyrical prose - like a brisk, cold brook dappled with sun. Chettri vividly conjures the social and natural landscapes in which Dhané...
Yet it's impossible to separate the natural and human realms of the book. Everything is rooted in the soil, from Dhané's financial crisis that stems from the repossession of his livestock - floated as security for a bad loan - to the elemental metaphors of wood, fire and water...
A Shock to the Economy Almost 500,000 troops were deployed to help restore transportation links and clean up the devastation, the largest military deployment for a natural disaster since devastating floods almost a decade ago. But the economic damage is already done. The Chinese government estimated storm-related losses...
With tens of millions still on the road and forecasts predicting more bad weather, Wen may have committed the political sin of overpromising. But one political sin can often be expunged by another: deflecting the blame. A news clip airing on state television features an interview with a young migrant...
The Root of Kenya's Chaos As a Kenyan, I was troubled by "The Demons that Still Haunt Africa," which distorted the situation in Kenya, either out of ignorance or in keeping with the Western media's romance with the bleak face of Africa [Jan. 21]. Poverty may predispose people...