num_pages: 324
description: In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judge’s cook watches over her distractedly, for his thoughts are often on his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another. Kiran Desai’s brilliant novel, published to huge acclaim, is a story of joy and despair. Her characters face numerous choices that majestically illuminate the consequences of colonialism as it collides with the modern world.
language: English
title: The Inheritance of Loss
titlecomplete: The Inheritance of Loss
characters: Jemubhai Patel
genres: Fiction, Book Club, Contemporary, Indian Literature, India, Asia, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 52027
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: Hamish Hamilton; Penguin Books