Kiran Desai
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| Kiran Desai | |
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 Kiran Desai, mid-2000s |
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| Born | September 3, 1971  New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Writing period | 1998 to present |
| Notable work(s) | The Inheritance of Loss |
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Kiran Desai (born 3 September 1971)[1] is an Indian author who is a citizen of India and a Permanent Resident of the United States. Her novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize[1] and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award. She is the daughter of the noted author Anita Desai.
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[edit] Early life and education
Kiran Desai was born in New Delhi, India, and lived there until she was 14. She and her mother then lived in England for a year, and finally moved to the United States where she studied creative writing at Bennington College, Hollins University and Columbia University.[2]
[edit] Awards and recognition
Her first novel, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, was published in 1998 and received accolades from such notable figures as Salman Rushdie.[3] It went on to win the Betty Trask Award,[4] a prize given by the Society of Authors for the best new novels by citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations under the age of 35.[5]
Her second book, The Inheritance of Loss, (2006) has been widely praised by critics throughout Asia, Europe and the United States and won the 2006 Man Booker Prize[1] as well as the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award.[6]
In September 2007 she was a guest on Private Passions, the biographical music discussion programme hosted by Michael Berkeley on BBC Radio 3.[7]
[edit] Bibliography
- Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, Faber and Faber, 1998, ISBN 0-571-19336-6
- The Inheritance of Loss, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2006, ISBN 0-241-14348-9
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Booker Prize Foundation (10 October 2006). "The Inheritance of Loss Wins the Man Booker Prize 2006". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ Bold Type: Interview with Kiran Desai. Random House. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
- ^ Hullabaloo In The Guava Orchard. BookBrowse. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ Society of Authors — Prizes, Grants and Awards. Society of Authors. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ The Betty Trask Prize and Awards. Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ Skloot, Rebecca (2007-03-08). And the 2006 NBCC Award for Fiction Goes to .... Critical Mass. The National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- ^ BBC - Radio 3 - Private Passions
[edit] External links
- Legacies, Loss and Literature, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- SAWNET biography
- Rediff interview
- Lunch with Kiran Desai
- Bold Type: Interview with Kiran Desai
- Kiran Desai interview with THECOMMENTARY.CA October 2007
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Desai, Kiran |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Indian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3 September 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Delhi, India |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
