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Join acclaimed author Kiran Desai for a conversation on her latest novel, the Booker Prize long-listed The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, a spellbinding tale of lovers growing apart only to come back together again. Sonia and Sunny, embarassed by a matchmaking attempt made by their families, move on with their lives only to find each other again years later. With outside forces seemingly working against them, the two must learn to navigate their life together. This event is sure to be a conversation as thoughtful and rich as the novel, discussing the complex love story woven with familial bonds.

Moderated by Randy Boyagoda

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Kiran Desai

Kiran Desai is the bestselling author of two novels, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and The Inheritance of Loss, which won both the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Born in India, she came to the US when she was sixteen and now lives in New York City.

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