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The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Inheritance of Loss about?
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.**Winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction**
Who reads The Inheritance of Loss?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Kiran Desai
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780871139290
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, World Fiction
- Rating
- 3.41 / 5 (38,502 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- The Inheritance of Loss: A Novel (Man Booker Prize) (2006)
- The Inheritance of Loss: A Novel (Man Booker Prize) (2005)
- The Inheritance of Loss : Life & Death In Karachi (2008)
- The Inheritance of Loss : Life & Death In Karachi (2005)
- The Inheritance of Loss : Life & Death In Karachi (2013)
- The Inheritance of Loss (2018)
- Hungry Girl : 200 Under 200 : 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories (2009)
- The Inheritance of Loss (2006)
- The Inheritance of Loss (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) (2008)
- The Inheritance of Loss : Life & Death In Karachi (2006)
- The Inheritance Of Loss (2007)
- The Inheritance of Loss (2011)
- The Inheritance of Loss (2010)
- 2006 The Inheritance of Loss (2006)
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