Kiran Desai Returns to the Spotlight Nearly two decades after winning the Booker Prize for The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai has returned to the longlist.

 

Nearly two decades after winning the Booker Prize for The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai has returned to the longlist.
Her new novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, marks her first book in 19 years and has already generated international anticipation. Desai joins a longlist that bridges continents and cultures, with narratives exploring love, exile, technology, and belonging.
The announcement underlines the Booker’s ongoing role in celebrating both continuity and change in world literature.