{{Short description|1999 novel by Banira Giri}} {{Infobox book | author = Banira Giri | image = Shabdatit-Shantanu.jpg | language = Nepali | country = Nepal | genre = | publisher = Sajha Prakashan | published = 1999 | isbn = | pages = 131 | caption = Cover page | media_type = Print (Paperback) | pub_date = 1999 | preceded_by = Nirbandha | title_orig = शब्दातीत शान्तनु | orig_lang_code = ne | award = Sajha Puraskar, 1999 | oclc = 44614419 }} '''''Shabdatit Shantanu''''' ({{Langx|ne|शब्दातीत शान्तनु}}) is a 1999 Nepali novel by poet Banira Giri.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Online|first=T. H. T.|date=2021-05-24|title=Veteran poet Banira Giri passes away|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/veteran-poet-banira-giri-passes-away|access-date=2021-11-23|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Republica|title=Veteran poet Banira Giri passes away|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/111301/|access-date=2021-11-23|website=My Republica|language=en}}</ref> It was published in 1999 (2056 BS) by Sajha Prakashan and won the Sajha Puraskar for the same year, making Giri the second woman to win the award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=के थिइन् वानीरा ?|url=https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/123774|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Himal Khabar}}</ref>
== Synopsis == The book is set in Lahan village and depicts the life of that place and other nearby places.
== Reception == The book won the prestigious Sajha Puraskar in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|last=BUREAU|first=APEX|title=Obituary {{!}} Banira Giri: Blazing a poetic trail from Kurseong to Kathmandu|url=https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/obituary-banira-giri-blazing-a-poetic-trail-from-kurseong-to-kathmandu-3263|access-date=2021-11-23|website=The Annapurna Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=रहिनन् साहित्यकार वानीरा गिरि|url=https://ekantipur.com/news/2021/05/24/162183635288116850.html|access-date=2021-11-23|website=ekantipur.com|language=ne}}</ref> Giri was the first woman to win the prize.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Banira Giri -- Nepali poet: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)|url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/BaniraGiri.html|access-date=2021-11-23|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref>
== See also ==
* ''Shirishko Phool'' * ''Madhabi'' * ''Yogmaya''
== References == {{Reflist}}{{Nepali literature|state=collapsed}}
Category:Sajha Puraskar–winning works Category:1999 Nepalese novels Category:Novels set in Nepal
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