Desai, Kiran

The Inheritance of Loss [FIRST EDITION]

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006.

First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 324pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Cream paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Bump to head and tail of spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. A highly presentable first printing of this 2006 Booker Prize winning novel by Kiran Desai.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:
In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judge’s cook watches over her distractedly, for his thoughts are often on his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another. Kiran Desai’s brilliant novel, published to huge acclaim, is a story of joy and despair. Her characters face numerous choices that majestically illuminate the consequences of colonialism as it collides with the modern world.(Publisher). Very good + / Very good +. Item #8365
ISBN: 0871139294

Price: $25.00