Browsing Category: Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss

Introduction Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss is a beautifully complex novel that explores the layered realities of postcolonial India. Additionally, it sheds light on the far-reaching effects of globalisation. The story is primarily set in the turbulent 1980s in the hill town of Kalimpong. In this setting, Desai masterfully interweaves the lives of characters caught between worlds—torn amidst the cultural crossfire of tradition and modernity, East and West, homeland and diaspora. Her...