{{Short description|1983 Nepali novel}} {{Infobox book | name = Alikhit | author = Dhruba Chandra Gautam | language = Nepali | country = Nepal | genre = Fiction | publisher = Sajha Prakashan | isbn = 9789993329169 | title_orig = अलिखित | translator = | image = Alikhit-book.jpg | illustrator = | cover_artist = | series = | pub_date = 1983 (2040 B.S.) | media_type = Print (Paperback) | pages = 221 | awards = Madan Puraskar 2040 B.S | dewey = | congress = | oclc = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }}
'''''Alikhit''''' ({{Langx|ne|अलिखित|lit=Unwritten}}) is a Nepali novel written by Dhruba Chandra Gautam. It was published in 1983 (2040 B.S.) and won the Madan Puraskar same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=मदन पुरस्कार समर्पण समारोह (वि.सं. २०४१) – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी|url=https://guthi.madanpuraskar.org/puraskar-samaroha-2040-41/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=guthi.madanpuraskar.org}}</ref> It is considered an experimental book in Nepali literary scene. The book has gained a special place due to the narrative and artistic practicality established by the novel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=@therecord|title=The strange and compelling worlds of Dhruba Chandra Gautam - The Record|url=https://www.recordnepal.com/the-strange-and-compelling-worlds-of-dhruba-chandra-gautam|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.recordnepal.com|language=English}}</ref>
== Synopsis == The book is set in a fictional town named ''Birahinpur'' on the southern part of Nepal. The village is not marked on any map. When some archaeologists visit the town to excavate for an earlier civilization, the whole town vanishes overnight The novel explores the existing exploitation in ''Madhesh'', deprived people's lives, neglect of the state, fear, illiteracy and the remoteness of marginal life in an effective manner.<ref>{{Citation|last=Dhruba Chandra Gautam|first=ध्रुवचन्द्र गौतम|title=Alikhit अलिखित by Dhruba Chandra Gautam, ध्रुवचन्द्र गौतम|date=2010|url=http://archive.org/details/alikhit-part-1|access-date=2021-11-04}}</ref>
Surrealism is the major underlying theme of this book. On the one hand, the novel has a regional tone of communication, on the other hand, it has a combination of fundamental effects including anomalies, myths, self-imagination, humor and satire.
== Award == The book won the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the year 2040 BS.The book has gained a special place due to the narrative and artistic practicality established by the novel.
== See also ==
* ''Shirishko Phool'' * ''Palpasa Café'' * ''Ghamka Pailaharu''
==References== <references />{{Nepali literature}}
Category:Nepali-language books Category:Madan Puraskar–winning works Category:Nepalese fiction Category:20th-century Nepalese books Category:Nepali-language novels Category:1983 Nepalese novels Category:Novels set in Nepal