03949cam a2200421 4500 233448850 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781415939697 1415939691 de319367-c4e1-4217-b8d4-c50a51b4ab75 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 123632 OverDrive (Product ID) 123632 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Desai, Kiran. The Inheritance of Loss [Libby Audiobook]. Books on Tape, 2007. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 337MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 337MB. HTML:<p>Kiran Desai's first novel, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, was published to unanimous acclaim in over twenty-two countries. Now Desai takes us to the northeastern Himalayas where a rising insurgency challenges the old way of life.</p> <p>In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga lives an embittered old judge who wants to retire in peace when his orphaned granddaughter Sai arrives on his doorstep. The judge's chatty cook watches over her, but his thoughts are mostly with his son, Biju, hopscotching from one New York restaurant job to another, trying to stay a step ahead of the INS, forced to consider his country's place in the world.</p> <p>When a Nepalese insurgency in the mountains threatens Sai's new-sprung romance with her handsome Nepali tutor and causes their lives to descend into chaos, they, too, are forced to confront their colliding interests. The nation fights itself. The cook witnesses the hierarchy being overturned and discarded. The judge must revisit his past, his own role in this grasping world of conflicting desires-every moment holding out the possibility for hope or betrayal.</p> <p>A novel of depth and emotion, Desai's second, long-awaited novel fulfills the grand promise established by her first.</p> <p>"Like Salman Rushdie in <i>Shalimar the Clown</i> (2005), Desai imaginatively dramatizes the wonders and tragedies of Himalayan life and, by extension, the fragility of peace and elusiveness of justice, albeit with her own powerful blend of tenderness and wit."- <i>Booklist</i>, starred review</p> <p>"In this alternately comical and contemplative novel, Desai deftly shuttles between first and third worlds, illuminating the pain of exile, the ambiguities of post-colonialism and the blinding desire for a 'better life,' when one person's wealth means another's poverty." - <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review</p>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. National Book Critics Circle Award. Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Notable Books for Adults. Audie Award Nominee. Best Audiobooks. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. Simhan, Meera. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=de319367-c4e1-4217-b8d4-c50a51b4ab75 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/123632-TheInheritanceOfLoss.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/123632-TheInheritanceOfLoss.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DE319367-C4E1-4217-B8D4-C50A51B4AB75&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/123632-TheInheritanceOfLoss.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/123632-TheInheritanceOfLoss.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DE319367-C4E1-4217-B8D4-C50A51B4AB75&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)