Kiran Desai
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 Kiran Desai, mid-2000s |
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| Born: | September 3, 1971 (age 35) New Delhi, India |
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| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Writing period: | 1998-present |
| Debut works: | Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard |
| Influences: | Anita Desai (mother, short-listed for the Booker prize three times) |
Kiran Desai (born 3 September 1971)[1] is a South Asian 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.[citation needed] She is the daughter of the noted author Anita Desai.
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[edit] Background
Kiran Desai was born in Chandigarh and spent her childhood in Pune and Mumbai where she went to the Cathedral and John Connon School. When she was about 8 or 9, the Desais moved to Delhi. She moved to England at the age of 14. One year later, the family relocated to the US, where Desai completed her schooling in the state of Massachusetts.[2][3] She later attended Bennington College, Hollins University, and then Columbia University, where she took two years off to write her first book, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard.[4]
[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.[5] It went on to win the Betty Trask Award,[6] 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.[7]
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.[citation needed]
[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.
- ^ Kiran Desai. Penguin UK. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
- ^ Kiran Desai. Hindustan Times (11 October 2006). Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
- ^ Bold Type: Interview with Kiran Desai. Random House. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
- ^ Hullabaloo In The Guava Orchard. BookBrowse. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
- ^ Society of Authors — Prizes, Grants and Awards. Society of Authors. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
- ^ The Betty Trask Prize and Awards. Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Legacies, Loss and Literature, Nirali Magazine, December 2006
- SAWNET biography
- Rediff interview
| 1960s | 69: Newby | |||||||||
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| 1970s | 70: Rubens | 71: Naipaul | 72: Berger | 73: Farrell | 74: Gordimer, Middleton | 75: Jhabvala | 76: Storey | 77: Scott | 78: Murdoch | 79: Fitzgerald |
| 1980s | 80: Golding | 81: Rushdie | 82: Keneally | 83: Coetzee | 84: Brookner | 85: Hulme | 86: Amis | 87: Lively | 88: Carey | 89: Ishiguro |
| 1990s | 90: Byatt | 91: Okri | 92: Ondaatje, Unsworth | 93: Doyle | 94: Kelman | 95: Barker | 96: Swift | 97: Roy | 98: McEwan | 99: Coetzee |
| 2000s | 00: Atwood | 01: Carey | 02: Martel | 03: Pierre | 04: Hollinghurst | 05: Banville | 06: Desai |
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| NAME | Desai, Kiran |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Indian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3 September 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Delhi, India |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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