The Inheritance of Loss
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The Inheritance of Loss
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Narrated by:
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Tania Rodrigues
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By:
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Kiran Desai
About this listen
National Book Critics Circle, Fiction, 2007
Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2006
At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered old judge who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. But this is far from easy with the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter Sai, come to live with him and his chatty cook. Biju, the cook's son, is trying to make his way in the US, flitting between a succession of grubby kitchen jobs to stay one step ahead of the immigration services.
Unbeknown to any of them, a Nepalese insurgency threatens Kalimpong, impacting Sai's blossoming romance, and causing the judge to revisit his past and his role in this grasping world of conflicting desires.
©2006 Kiran Desai (P)2007 Isis Publishing LtdCritic Reviews
"Kiran Desai is a terrific writer. This book richly fulfils the promise of her first." (Salman Rushdie)
"An insightful and often humorous commentary on multiculturalism and post-colonial society." (Guardian)
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-12-2018
Spectacular!!!!!!
Loved it! The writing style is like nothing I have heard before. A must read.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-2024
A compelling, sometimes grueling read
the beauty of the words, the depth of the story, and how it reveals who we really are, and how the author vividly depicts life in India
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- MEW
- 16-09-2020
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I was so looking forward to this book but could not get into it. Disjointed, grim in places. Believable? Not sure. Depressing? Yes.
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