Kathmandu: Wake Up Ali.. Wake Up Now, a novel by Sumit Sharma Sameer, was launched in Kathmandu on Friday amid a function. A story of South Asian diaspora, the novel dwells on life and struggles of a Muslim man of Lahore who migrates to Canada for better life for himself and his family.
“I wanted to communicate the stories of our times, the stories that I feel are important and need to be told,” said Sameer, addressing the audience, while explaining why he wrote this book. “The stories of so many Alis have to be spelt out.”
Ali is the protagonist of the novel.
According to Sameer, the book tells our stories. “Migration has been a permanent feature since the advent of human civilization. It got more accelerated during our age. That acceleration brought varied opportunities to mankind but yet dismantled the very fabrics of our lives,” said Sameer.
“I had always wanted to write something on this very constructive and destructive process connecting South Asia into one thread that could help produce many other stories.”
Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa, Australian Ambassador to Nepal Felicity Volk and writers Buddhi Sagar, Sagun Shah, and Atul K Thakur shared their impressions about the book during the program.
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