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The title Inheritance of Loss was chosen to reflect the generational Continuation of Loss that these immigrants have faced. This narrative takes a look at immigration, identity, and relationships on a personal and worldwide level. The novel, set in India, England, and the United States, depicts the clash between traditional Indian ways of living and the gleaming wealth of the Western world. Several accolades were given to this work, including the Man Booker Prize in 2006 and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award in 2007. Desai wrote the novel after her 1998 debut, Hullabaloo in Guava Orchard, which took her seven years to complete. Kiran Desai is a well-known Indian-origin diasporic writer who uses Indian characters as protagonists in her stories. Her books are mostly about Indian immigrants who are trying to make a new life in a strange land, usually America. In Desai's famous novel Inheritance of Loss, this study examines the diaspora's fragmented identities.