num_pages: 324
description: In the northeastern 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 stay a step ahead of U.S. immigration, this is far from easy. When a Nepalese insurgency threatens the blossoming romance between Sai and her handsome tutor, they are forced to consider their colliding interests. And the judge must revisit his own journey and his role in a world of conflicting desires—every moment holding out the possibility of hope or betrayal.
language: English
title: The Inheritance of Loss
titlecomplete: The Inheritance of Loss
characters: Jemubhai Patel
genres: Book Club, Indian Literature, Fiction, Asia, Literature, India, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Novels
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