The Inheritance of Loss

The Inheritance of Loss – The novel is a Booker Prize-winning story about life in a crumbling house in the Himalayas and the parallel journey of an illegal immigrant in the United States, exploring the consequences of colonialism and the theme of lost identity.  The novel’s action takes place in 1986, alternating between two main settings: a remote, decaying house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, and the gritty restaurant kitchens of New York City.