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008 180321s2006 nyu 000 f eng d
010 $z 2005052416
020 $a9780802142818 (pbk.) :$cUS$14.95$
020 $a0802142818 (pbk.) :$cUS$14.95$
035 $a(OCoLC)71259148
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050 14$aPS3554.E82$bI54 2006
050 14$aPZ4.D7439$bIn 2006a
082 04$a813/.54$222
100 1 $aDesai, Kiran,$d1971-
245 14$aThe inheritance of loss /$cKiran Desai.
260 $aNew York :$bGrove Press ;$aBerkeley, Calif. :$cc2006.$bDistributed by Publishers Group West,
300 $a357 p. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aIncludes a reading group guide.
520 $aAn embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace lives in a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judge's cook watches over Sai distractedly, for his thoughts are often on his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another.
650 0$aGrandparent and child$vFiction.
650 0$aJudges$xRetirement$vFiction.
650 0$aTutors and tutoring$vFiction.
650 0$aEthnic relations$vFiction.
650 0$aTeenage girls$vFiction.
650 0$aGrandfathers$vFiction.
650 0$aOlder men$vFiction.
650 0$aOrphans$vFiction.
651 0$aKānchenjunga (Nepal and India)$vFiction.