Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- Amar Neupane grew up listening to verses of religious and historical sagas, which gave him a love for the Nepali language. He often wrote when he was a teacher of the Nepali language for more than a decade, but it was only in 2009 that he came up with his debut novel Pani ko Ghaam. In his decade long career as a writer, Neupane has received several accolades for his contribution to Nepali literature. He won the Madan Puraskar Award for his 2011 release Seto Dharti. He also penned a novel Karodaun Kasturi and his latest work is Gulabi Umer. In this interview with the Post's Alisha Sijapati, Neupane talks about his love for books and recommends some of his top picks. Excerpts:

How did you first come to love books?

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