Abstract This paper examines Tara Rai’s Chhapamar Yuwatiko Diary [‘A Diary of a Young Guerrilla Girl’] (2010) – a memoir which describes a 15-year-old girl’s experience of first armed encounter, subsequent detainment, and release from the custody towards the end of the Maoist war in Nepal. We analyze the author’s narrative of adversity and distress, using thematic analysis. Three themes, namely, (1) perception of impending death, (2) severe stress reactions, and (3) gradual recovery are found in temporal succession. In a subsequent analysis, we examine using content analysis the personal, group, and socio-political factors linked to these dominant themes to understand the dynamics associated with Rai’s understanding of personal experience, and adjustment to violence. Discussion of the findings orient the readers of this narrative not only to how Rai’s perception of her trauma experience changes but also to how this account can inform the way people negotiate the trauma of war.

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Tara Rai 的 Chhapamar Yuwatiko 日记

摘要 本文考察了 Tara Rai 的 Chhapamar Yuwatiko Diary ['A Diary of a Young Guerrilla Girl']（2010 年）——一本回忆录，描述了一名 15 岁女孩的第一次武装遭遇、随后的拘留和从拘留中释放到尼泊尔毛派战争结束。我们使用主题分析来分析作者对逆境和痛苦的叙述。三个主题，即（1）即将死亡的感知，（2）严重的压力反应，以及（3）逐渐恢复的时间序列。在随后的分析中，我们使用内容分析检查与这些主导主题相关的个人、群体和社会政治因素，以了解与 Rai 对个人经历的理解和对暴力的适应相关的动态。