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"The Inheritance of Loss" won the Booker Prize for which author?

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Kiran Desai

Booker Prize for "The Inheritance of Loss"

The Booker Prize for the novel "The Inheritance of Loss" was awarded to author Kiran Desai.

Kiran Desai is the writer of the critically acclaimed novel "The Inheritance of Loss".

This novel earned her the prestigious Booker Prize.

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