Congratulations!!!
LONDON: Indian writer Kiran Desai on Tuesday won the Booker Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, for her sweeping novel The Inheritance of Loss.
The prize, founded in 1969, rewards the best book of the year by a writer from Britain, Ireland or a Commonwealth country.
It guarantees the winner instant literary fame and a place in bestseller lists around the globe. Kiran, Kate Grenville, MJ Hyland, Hisham Matar, Edward St Aubyn and Sarah Waters were shortlisted for UK’s pre-eminent literary award, the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2006.
The shortlist was announced by the chair of judges, Hermione Lee, on September 14.
The shortlisted books, chosen from a longlist of 19, were:
Kiran Desai (The Inheritance of Loss)
Kate Grenville (The Secret River)
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October 10, 2006
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It maybe for inheritence of loss but she is carrying on the rich legacy of Indian writers who have won and will pass on the inheritance to the next generation of writers.
Reminds you of the old song from Shahrukh khan movie “Darr”- Tu hai meri, Kiran.
Jokes apart, congratulation and best of luck to her for the future. Hope for an encore.
@Hiren
Yeah true man, she made us Proud Indians, her mother nominated 3 times but never won but she has won it. Its reall cool. Well done Kiran We are proud of you..