Author: Kiran Desai Title: The Inheritance of Loss
Description: London, Hamish Hamilton; Penguin Books, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this poignant Man Booker Prize Winner by Kiran Desai This is the first edition of a stunning second novel by Indian author Kiran Desai. Following the lives of Biju, an illegal immigrant in the US trying to make a living as a chef, and Sai, the orphaned granddaughter of Biju's father living in Kalimpong, this novel is a tumultuous exploration into multiculturalism and migration. Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2006 and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award 2007. This copy is in its original unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Dustwrapper unclipped. Externally, slight bumping to the head and tail of spine. Some shelfwear to the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound, pages clean and bright. A sticker denoting 'The Man Booker Prize 2006 Shortlisted' features on the front wrap. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: modern literature india man booker prize india None
Price: GBP 40.00 = appr. US$ 57.12 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 746R13
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