- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press (2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0871139294
- ISBN-13: 978-0871139290
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 18 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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#387,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #49 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Indian
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324 p. 24 cm. Cream hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful Writing Need to be Woven Together,
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This review is from: The Inheritence of Loss (Paperback)
The Inheritance of Loss won the Man Booker Prize 2006. While Kiran Desai showed her strong writing ability with this book, I can think of other books more worthy of the prestigious award. The characters were not fleshed out very well and it was hard to relate to any of them. I also sound that Desai jumps around too much from character and different time frames to make a smooth, flowing story. I don't believe it is a difference in culture, as I have read many books from Indian Authors, about Indian characters that I have loved. For instance 'A Fine Balance' by Rohinton Mistry and 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth. Desai however writes strong prose and I look forward to trying 'Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard'. I think Desai has potential to be a great writer and hopefully her future books will prove this.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Having left, it is never really possible to return,
By J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected" (ACT, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Inheritence of Loss (Paperback)
This is a beautifully written novel. It has been written by an author with a clear eye for intuitive observation as well as a superior ability to use words as effective tools.The setting is cultural and familial dislocation for individuals as they move between countries. We follow this through social events, political upheaval and the weight of individual and collective expectations. While the primary characters are Indian and the countries involved are India, the USA and the UK, many of the observations and challenges identified would be common to all who move from the 'the known' to 'the unknown'. The saddest lesson of all, perhaps, is that having left, one can never really return. The primary characters are each in their own way outsiders: the Judge and his orphaned grand-daughter, the cook and his son. The cook's son carries the weight of expectations and need of an entire community of extended families as he tries to make it in the USA. This is a novel to enjoy, and to think about. Highly recommended Jennifer Cameron-Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful narrative and scathing analysis of colonial residue,
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This review is from: The Inheritence of Loss (Paperback)
Wonderfully powerful novel. Using postcolonialism as a framework for her narrative Desai's critical approach is enthralling. The examination of the ways generations have literally inherited the losses of colonization is at the crux of the novel. Brilliantly written through the nuanced perspective of a multitude of characters. My one reservation may be that The Inheritance of Loss too easily engages in a dependency theory-esque portrayal of the world along core-periphery, empowered-disempowered lines without looking more at the ways this picture is shifting and complex. Nevertheless, her indictment of liberal celebrations of globalization, as a backdrop for her narrative, is scathing and well crafted.
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