The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai is an award-winning novel set high in the Himalayas. This book, winner of the Booker Prize, explores themes such as identity, love, and social change against a backdrop of political unrest.
Description
The Inheritance of Loss tells the story of a crumbling country house in the Himalayas and the residents struggling with their past and their future. A retired judge wrestles with his disappointments, while his granddaughter falls in love with her teacher, despite their different backgrounds. At the same time, the cook longs for his son who lives in New York and searches for his place in the world. Revolution and social change create the tensions that shape these lives.
Desai's novel is praised for its humane scope, sharp political insight, and elegant style. It is a story that powerfully connects personal and global conflicts.
Product specifications
- Author: Kiran Desai
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Binding: B-format paperback
- Publication date: 2008-08-28
- Number of pages: 336
- ISBN: 9780141027289
- Theme: Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- BISAC: FICTION / Literary
About the author
Kiran Desai is the author of The Inheritance of Loss and Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Her work has been recognized with, among other awards, the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.