Arresting God in Kathmandu
| Cover art for original 2001 publication | |
| Author | Samrat Upadhyay | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Genre | Fiction | 
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 
| Publication date | 2001 AD (2057 BS) | 
| Publication place | United States | 
| Media type | Hardcover | 
| Pages | 191 | 
| Awards | Whiting Writers' Award for Fiction, 2001 | 
| ISBN | 9780618043712 | 
Arresting God in Kathmandu is the debut book by Nepali-American author Samrat Upadhyay. Published in 2001, Arresting God in Kathmandu was awarded the Whiting Writers' Award for fiction. The book marks the first time a Nepali writer writing in English has been published in the West.