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2006的布克獎在日前（10/10）揭曉，得主是Kiran Desai。她是繼Margaret Atwood後的首位布克獎女性得主，同時也是最年輕的女性得主（35歲）。

Desai 是以The Inheritance of Loss, published by Hamish Hamilton，獲得了2006年的布克獎。The Inheritance of Loss並且是Desai的第二本小說。

Kiran Desai的經歷蠻有趣的，她生於印度，但分別在印度、英國和美國受過教育，後來畢業於美國哥倫比亞大學。她母親Anita Desai，甚至曾經三次入圍布克獎決選名單。

The Inheritance of Loss被評為是 a radiant, funny and moving family saga and has been described by reviewers as ‘the best, sweetest, most delightful novel’.

布克獎的評審主席Hermione Lee說，“We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Man Booker Prize for 2006 is Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss, a magnificent novel of humane breadth and wisdom, comic tenderness and powerful political acuteness. The winner was chosen, after a long, passionate and generous debate, from a shortlist of five other strong and original voices.”

以上轉引自：http://www.themanbookerprize.com/

《衛報》有一篇評論，值得一看：http://books.guardian.co.uk/manbooker2006/story/0,,1892438,00.html

New York Times有一篇關於The Inheritance of Loss的review也可以一看：http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/09/arts/idbriefs11a.php