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Kiran Desai

2

wins

2

shortlists

32

score

Books from Kiran Desai that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. The Inheritance of Loss cover
    The Inheritance of Loss

    2025

    28

    score

    • WonThe Booker Prize (2006)Major
    • WonNational Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2006)Major
    • ShortlistedWomen's Prize for Fiction (2007)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  2. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny cover
    The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

    2025

    4

    score

    • ShortlistedThe Booker Prize (2025)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon

Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Stephen Graham Jones90 score
  2. 2T. Kingfisher78 score
  3. 3Percival Everett64 score
  4. 4Adrian Tchaikovsky61 score
  5. 5Martha Wells51 score
  6. 6Silvia Moreno-Garcia49 score
  7. 7Darcie Little Badger44 score
  8. 8Alix E. Harrow42 score
  9. 9Charlie Jane Anders40 score
  10. 10R. F. Kuang37 score

Most Prolific Authors

  1. 1C. J. Cherryh39 books
  2. 2Stephen King38 books
  3. 3Gene Wolfe28 books
  4. 4Terry Pratchett25 books
  5. 5Stephen Baxter24 books
  6. 6Orson Scott Card22 books
  7. 7Poul Anderson22 books
  8. 8Sheri S. Tepper21 books
  9. 9Greg Bear20 books
  10. 10Hardcover20 books