The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai, genre: roman

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The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai, genre: roman

Book Title: The Inheritance of Loss
ISBN: 978-0-141-02728-9
Author: Kiran Desai
Publisher: Penguin Fiction
Year published: 2007
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Good

Synopsis:
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.