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The inheritance of loss
Desai, Kiran, 1971-2025
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Review: Published to astonishing acclaim, The Inheritance of Loss heralds Kiran Desai as one of our most insightful novelists. In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, an embittered judge wants only to retire in peace when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judge's cook watches over her distractedly, but his thoughts are usually on his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another. As her characters' lives overlap and intertwine, Kiran Desai's brilliant novel illuminates a story of joy and despair, as well as the pain of exile and the ambiguities of postcolonialism.
Main title:
The inheritance of loss / Kiran Desai.
Author:
Desai, Kiran, 1971-, author
Imprint:
New York : Grove Press, 2025.©2007
Collation:
vii, 357 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
"Winner of the Man Booker prize 2006"--Cover.
ISBN:
9780802163998 (pbk)9780802163998
Dewey class:
813.54
LC class:
PS3554.E82
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
562625
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | DESA | Onloan - Due: 31 Jul 2025 |