Nepali Aama: Life Lessons of a Himalayan Woman

Nepali Aama: Life Lessons of a Himalayan Woman

An enchanting portrait of an inimitableÂ Â Himalayan woman in her seventies whose life and wisdomÂ Â illustrate the strength and resilience of the humanÂ Â spirit. In 1973 Broughton Coburn lived and taughtÂ Â school in a subsistence farming village on the edgeÂ Â of Nepal's Himalayan mountains. It was there thatÂ Â he met and developed a unique friendship with aÂ Â septuagenarian native widow named Vishnu MayaÂ Â Gurung, fondly known to her relatives and locals as AamaÂ Â (mother). When Coburn moved into the hay loftÂ Â above her water buffalo shed, Aama became hisÂ Â landlady, but she also treated him like the son she neverÂ Â had. Having lost his own mother shortly before heÂ Â met Aama, Coburn took an instant liking to theÂ Â sprightly Nepalese woman. Already a success in twoÂ Â previous small press editions, NepaliÂ Â Aama is Coburn's enchanting account of hisÂ Â experiences living, working, and traveling with Aama,Â Â illustrated with his own photos and Aama's candid,Â Â sometimes salty, often hilarious observations onÂ Â everyday life in the rural third world. ByÂ Â combining Aama's deep-rooted wisdom with his strikingÂ Â black-and-white photographs, Coburn places the readerÂ Â in a setting that few have ever experienced. HeÂ Â also offers rare insight into a culture alive withÂ Â humor, folklore, andÂ Â religion.

"Aama and her people were poor and uneducated, butÂ Â they seemed to possess an uncanny strengthÂ Â grounded in tradition, family, community, andÂ Â self-sufficiency," he writes. "The values andÂ Â philosophy that I have learned from Aama, herÂ Â relatives, and the villagers are life lessons that areÂ Â valuable in my own country, or wherever I go."
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1995-04-01
EANs 9780385474337

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Anchor
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	1995-04-01
EANs	9780385474337

Nepali Aama: Life Lessons of a Himalayan Woman

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