{"product_id":"the-inheritance-of-loss-by-kiran-desai-old-edition-same-cover-rare-books","title":"The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai [Old Edition] {Same Cover] [Rare books]","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"58\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"58\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"58\"\u003ePublished in 2006, \u003cem data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"118\"\u003eThe Inheritance of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e is a Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Kiran Desai. Set in mid-1980s India and the United States, the novel weaves personal narratives with political unrest, exploring themes of migration, identity, colonial legacy, and globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"434\" class=\"\"\u003eThe novel alternates between two main settings:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"593\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"509\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"509\" class=\"\"\u003eKalimpong, India – A quiet town in the foothills of the Himalayas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"593\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"593\" class=\"\"\u003eNew York City, USA – Where one of the characters seeks better opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"620\" class=\"\"\u003eMain Characters:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"1246\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"788\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"788\" class=\"\"\u003eSai: A teenage orphan living with her reclusive grandfather in Kalimpong. Educated in English, she is caught between cultures and struggles to find her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"953\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"953\" class=\"\"\u003eJemubhai Patel: Sai’s grandfather, a retired Anglophile judge who was educated in England. He harbors self-hate and has distanced himself from Indian culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1058\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1058\" class=\"\"\u003eBiju: The cook’s son who lives in New York illegally, struggling with poverty and disillusionment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1152\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1152\" class=\"\"\u003eThe Cook: A loyal servant to the judge who dreams of a better future for his son, Biju.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1246\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1246\" class=\"\"\u003eGyan: Sai’s Nepali math tutor and love interest, who later joins the Gorkha insurgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1246\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2291\" data-end=\"2330\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2330\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2564\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2384\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2384\" class=\"\"\u003eBorn: September 3, 1971, in Chandigarh, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2420\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2420\" class=\"\"\u003eNationality: Indian-American.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2475\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2423\" data-end=\"2475\" class=\"\"\u003eParent: Daughter of renowned author Anita Desai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2564\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2478\" data-end=\"2564\" class=\"\"\u003eEducation: Studied creative writing at Bennington College and Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2588\" class=\"\"\u003eCareer Highlights:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2589\" data-end=\"2786\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2589\" data-end=\"2678\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2591\" data-end=\"2678\" class=\"\"\u003eDebut Novel: \u003cem data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2637\"\u003eHullabaloo in the Guava Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), which won the Betty Trask Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2786\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2718\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2681\" data-end=\"2706\"\u003eThe Inheritance of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) won:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2786\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2743\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2723\" data-end=\"2743\" class=\"\"\u003eMan Booker Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2746\" data-end=\"2786\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2748\" data-end=\"2786\" class=\"\"\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2788\" data-end=\"3006\" class=\"\"\u003eWriting Style:\u003cbr\u003eKiran Desai is known for her lyrical prose, insightful social commentary, and deep psychological portraits of characters. 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