Faces of Nepal Jan Salter
Harka Gurung
Himal Books, 1999
Rs 2,1502

A unique collaboration between a British artist and a Nepali scholar, this book celebrates diversity in a country that is like no other. Jan Salter's sketches were already widely appreciated when a few years ago she began to work in oils. Her paintings and drawings of the people of Nepal are immediately recognisable for their truthfulness and soul. Harka Gurung, a highly regarded researcher and a prolific writer on Himalayan life and sciences, provides comprehensive information in this remarkable book.