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\"Inheritance<\/a>Loss dominates the lives of the inhabitants of a crumbling, stately home on the Indian-Nepali border along the Himalayas. The Cambridge University-educated, self-hating judge\u2019s isolated life is disrupted by the arrival of his young granddaughter, Sai, left orphaned when her parents are killed while in Russia where her father was in space training. The judge\u2019s old cook is a surrogate parent of sorts to Sai as the elusive judge shows more concern for his dog, Mutt, that the meager humans that share his home.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the cook is most intent on hearing from and writing to his son, Biju, who has immigrated to America, only to find himself trapped in a series of menial, illegal jobs in New York restaurants. In her second novel, the young Desai proves her literary legacy (her mother is the inimitable Anita Desai) as she deftly unfurls piece by disparate piece the stories of each of the lost souls searching for connection.<\/p>\n

Reviews<\/strong>: “In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Month: A Literary Survey,” The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, May\/June 2006<\/p>\n

“TBR<\/em>‘s Contributing Editors’ Favorite Reads of 2006: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things … in Print, That Is …,” The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, November\/December 2006<\/p>\n

Tidbits<\/strong>:\u00a0As soon as the 2006 Booker longlist was announced, I swear I predicted Kirin Desai’s Booker win \u2013 making her the youngest female winner ever! \u2013\u00a0even when she was the longest of the long shots. Somehow I just knew. And how blessed were we to have her be part of SALTAF 2006<\/a>\u00a0(South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival), a much-anticipated, highly-attended annual fall event sponsored by the Smithsonian APA Program and\u00a0NetSAP-DC<\/a>. Even\u00a0The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>\u00a0was thrilled to see her at the Smithsonian … read all about the memorable event by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"inheritance-of-loss\"Loss dominates the lives of the inhabitants of a crumbling, stately home on the Indian-Nepali border along the Himalayas. The Cambridge University-educated, self-hating judge\u2019s isolated life is disrupted by the arrival of his young granddaughter, Sai, left orphaned when her parents are killed while in Russia where her father was in space training. The judge\u2019s old cook is a surrogate parent of sorts to Sai as the elusive judge shows more concern for his dog, Mutt, that the meager humans that share his home.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the cook is most intent on hearing from and writing to his son, Biju, who has immigrated to America, only to find himself trapped in a series of menial, illegal jobs in New York restaurants. In her second novel, the young Desai proves her literary legacy (her mother is the inimitable Anita Desai) as she deftly unfurls piece by disparate piece the stories of each of the lost souls searching for connection.<\/p>\n

Reviews<\/strong>: “In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Month: A Literary Survey,” The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, May\/June 2006<\/p>\n

“TBR<\/em>‘s Contributing Editors’ Favorite Reads of 2006: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things … in Print, That Is …,” The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, November\/December 2006<\/p>\n

Tidbits<\/strong>:\u00a0As soon as the 2006 Booker longlist was announced, I swear I predicted Kirin Desai’s Booker win \u2013 making her the youngest female winner ever! \u2013\u00a0even when she was the longest of the long shots. Somehow I just knew. And how blessed were we to have her be part of SALTAF 2006<\/a>\u00a0(South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival), a much-anticipated, highly-attended annual fall event sponsored by the Smithsonian APA Program and\u00a0NetSAP-DC<\/a>. Even\u00a0The Washington Post<\/a><\/em>\u00a0was thrilled to see her at the Smithsonian … read all about the memorable event by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

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