num_pages: 324
description: In the north-eastern Himalayas, at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga, in a crumbling isolated house, there lives a cantankerous old judge, who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. But with the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, and the son of his chatty cook trying to make his way in the US and stay a step ahead of the immigration services, this is far from easy.When a Nepalese insurgency threatens the blossoming romance between Sai and her handsome tutor, they, too, are forced to consider their colliding interests. And the judge must revisit his past, his own journey and his role in this grasping world of conflichting desires - every moment holding out the possibility of hope or betrayal.A story of such depth and emotion, hilarity and imagination, rich, beautiful and infinitely wise, The Inheritance of Loss is a glorious second novel from the author of the universally praised Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard.--back cover
language: English
title: The Inheritance of Loss
titlecomplete: The Inheritance of Loss
characters: Jemubhai Patel
genres: Fiction, Indian Literature, Asia, Book Club, India, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 52040
places: Kalimpong
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Shortlist, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Crossword Book Award
category: Popular, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Βραβείο Λογοτεχνικής Μετάφρασης ΕΚΕΜΕΛ
category: Αγγλόφωνη Λογοτεχνία, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Penguin Books