The inheritance of loss / Kiran Desai.
In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai.
Kiran Desai's tragicomic novel The Inheritance of Loss spans two continents and three generations. The story cuts between New York and India, contrasting the menial jobs and meager conditions of immigrant life in the city with the political unrest engulfing an isolated Himalayan hill town.
The author of the acclaimed "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard" takes readers to the northeastern Himalayas where a rising insurgency in Nepal challenges the old way of life--and opens up a grasping world of conflicting desires.
Record details
- ISBN: 0802142818
- ISBN: 9780802142818
- Physical Description: 357 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Grove Press edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grove Press, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
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- Grandparent and child > Fiction.
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Kānchenjunga (Nepal and India) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Available copies
- 28 of 31 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 31 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | F DESAI (Text) | 33114015490162 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
