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About Kiran Desai
About Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai is an Indian novelist and the author of Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and The Inheritance of Loss. Her fiction explores migration, identity and the experience of living between cultures. The Inheritance of Loss received the 2006 Booker Prize.
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The Inheritance of Loss
The Inheritance of Loss
In a remote Himalayan town, a retired judge, his granddaughter and their cook face political unrest and personal uncertainty. Meanwhile, the cook’s son struggles to build a life in New York. Their interconnected stories explore migration, inequality, belonging and the lasting effects of colonialism.
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