The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai in San Francisco

in San Francisco

which grows as high as the sky and as thick as rainclouds—and turn Vavachan into Moustache

The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians

Alexievich gives voice to those whose stories are lost in the official narratives

Work-life balance

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai in San FranciscoIn a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judges cook watches over her distractedly, for his thoughts are often on his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another. Kiran Desais brilliant novel, published to huge acclaim, is a story of joy and despair.