Kiran Desai
Born: 09-03-1971
Kiran Desai is an acclaimed Indian author known for her insightful exploration of cultural and social themes. Born in 1971, she is the daughter of writer Anita Desai. Kiran gained international recognition with her novel "The Inheritance of Loss," which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. Her writing often delves into the complexities of identity, migration, and globalization, blending rich narratives with a keen understanding of human emotions.
Book summaries for books written by Kiran Desai
Quotes
No one is ever satisfied where he is.
Despair was a choice. Hatred was a choice. Anger was a choice. Love was a choice.
Happiness held no interest for him, only absence of pain.
Long experience of disappointments and treacheries make one slow to trust.
Lonely? You are lucky to be alone, for loneliness is a privilege of the strong.
To crave and to have are as like as a thing and its shadow. For when does a berry break upon the tongue as sweetly as when one longs to taste it?
She had a thing for words, always had, as if words were the breadcrumbs that would lead her out of the darkness.
Life is like a drunken dance in the midst of a storm; you struggle to keep balance, fighting the forces that try to push you down.
Love is the marketplace for wonders.
Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.
The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.
We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken.