Kiran Desai
novelistwriter
Who was Kiran Desai?
Indian-American novelist who won the 2006 Man Booker Prize for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'. She is the daughter of acclaimed author Anita Desai.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Kiran Desai (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Family & Personal Life
ParentAnita Desai
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2006 | — |
| Guggenheim Fellowship | 2013 | — |
| Berlin Prize | 2013 | — |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction | 2006 | — |