![]() ![]() As the book details, the rebellion was bloody and chaotic. The novel tells of a 1980s rebellion of the ethnic Nepalese in the Himalayan town, who were fed up (in Desai's words) of being "treated like the minority in the place where they were the majority". Sadly, it wasn't fans of fellow shortlisted author Edward St Aubyn's Mothers' Milk stoking the bonfires, but the outraged residents of Kalimpong. What was unusual that following on from its success the book was subject to protests and book-burning. So far so normal – Hilary Mantel's victory this year is the first time I can remember a favourite winning. Comparatively few had read her book, and the bookies had her down at fifth or sixth favourite. Although she had a famous mother (Anita Desai) who had herself been on the Booker shortlist three times, Kiran was relatively unknown. When Kiran Desai's Inheritance Of Loss won the 2006 Booker Prize, a few eyebrows were raised. ![]()
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