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Booker Prize Nominees Include Novels by Kiran Desai, Katie Kitamura and Susan Choi

The Philadelphia Tribune 05 Aug 2025
LONDON — In 2006, Kiran Desai shot to fame when she won the Booker Prize with “The Inheritance of Loss,” a novel about a teenage romance in India and illegal migration in New York City ....
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“An Unashamed Proposal,” by Kiran Desai

New Yorker 03 Aug 2025
Look, Sunny said, however progressive my mother is, she is an Indian woman from another generation. Do you really think I can tell her that we sleep in the same bed? ... .
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Kiran Desai Reads “An Unashamed Proposal”

New Yorker 03 Aug 2025
The author reads her story from the August 11, 2025, issue of the magazine ... .
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Kiran Desai on Life with Her Characters

New Yorker 03 Aug 2025
The author discusses her story “An Unashamed Proposal.” ... .
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Express News Quiz: SRK, Kiran Desai and Justin Timberlake

Indian Express 02 Aug 2025
Express News Quiz. How well do you know this week\u2019s headlines? Take our news quiz to find out .
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Booker prize 2025 | Kiran Desai back in the longlist for ‘The Loneliness of Sonia ...

The Hindu 30 Jul 2025
The winning book for 2025 will be announced on November 10 at a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, with the winner receiving GBP 50,000 (approx ₹58 lakh) ....
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Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai is up for the award again with a long-awaited novel

The Post and Courier 30 Jul 2025
Indian author Kiran Desai is up for the award again with her new novel “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.” Her new 677-page book is one of 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the prestigious prize. This marks Desai's first novel ... .
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19 years on, Kiran Desai has a 2nd shot at Booker

The Times of India 30 Jul 2025
Nineteen years after winning the Man Booker, Kiran Desai, 53, has returned to the award longlist with a novel about two Indians navigating life in the US ... After her win, Kiran acknowledged the debt.
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Two Canadians and previous winner Kiran Desai on the Booker Prize long list

North Shore News 30 Jul 2025
LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai, who won the Booker Prize and then didn’t publish a novel for almost two decades, is up for the award again with her long-awaited follow-up ... It’s Desai>'s first ...
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Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai makes it to the longlist again!

Madhyamam 29 Jul 2025
Booker Prize-winning author Kiran Desai on Tuesday returned to the coveted literary award longlist with ‘The Loneliness of Sonia and ...
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Most global Booker prize longlist in a decade features Kiran Desai and Tash Aw

The Guardian 29 Jul 2025
Kiran Desai, Tash Aw and David Szalay are among the authors nominated for the 2025 Booker prize, on a longlist that features writers from nine ...
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