The novel is partly a love story of Drishya and the first generation American Nepali, Palpasa, who has returned to the land of her parents after 9/11.

It is often called an anti-war novel, and describes the effects of the civil war on the Nepali countryside that Drishya travels to.

Since its release, the book has received many honours including the highly prestigious literary award in Nepal, the Madan Puraskar.

Palpasa Cafe has officially become the first Nepali novel available in Kindle, it also comes in various portable and ebook formats like mobi and pdf.

Wagle tells that he is writing about Drishya who is an artist living in Kathmandu and has an ambitious idea to build a cafe in his village during the time when civil war is still going on.

The story of Drishya starts in Goa where he meets Palpasa, a Nepalese girl aspiring to become a documentary maker who has just returned from US.

On reaching his village he meets Laure Kaka whose daughter is now a Maoist fighter and he doesn't know where his son is.

He leaves the next day to go to his Mit's home where he learns that he has died and his Mitba and Mitama don't want him around as he reminds of their son.

He then continues in his life as an artist running with the dream to go back to his village to build the 'Palpasa Cafe'.