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Published to extraordinary acclaim, <i>The Inheritance of Loss</i> heralds Kiran Desai as one of our most insightful novelists. She illuminates the pain of exile and the ambiguities of postcolonialism with a tapestry of colorful characters: an embittered old judge; Sai, his sixteen-year-old orphaned granddaughter; a chatty cook; and the cook’s son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one miserable New York restaurant to another, trying to stay a step ahead of the INS. When a Nepalese insurgency in the mountains threatens Sai’s new-sprung romance with her handsome tutor, their lives descend into chaos. The cook witnesses India’s hierarchy being overturned and discarded. The judge revisits his past and his role in Sai and Biju’s intertwining lives. A story of depth and emotion, hilarity and imagination, The Inheritance of Loss tells a story of love, family, and loss.</div>
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the author is obviously an intelligent writer, and she has a real mastery of language. much of the writing is somberly poetic. but perhaps she pays too much attention to detai...more...]]>
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The book’s language, scenarios and juxtapositions are funny, threatening, vivid and tender all at t...more...]]>
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okay i'm only halfway through this & still disliking the writing style (so exquisite! so ethnic!) & her way of describing all action in present-tense gerunds is drivin...more...]]>
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i just couldn't get into it and found it like pulling teeth to get through. ]]>
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And it was sort of both.
But I really enjoyed it anyway, with its gentleness and snarkiness, beating heart of natural beauty and little b...more...]]>
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