Author record · 2006 to 2025

Kiran Desai: Awards and Best-of Lists

Kiran Desai has won 2 awards, including the Booker Prize (2006) for The Inheritance of Loss, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 27 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: General & Historical Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyMint Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Essential Reads
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyBarack Obama's Favorite Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Favorite Books
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyBarnes & Noble Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyThe Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyNew York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 10
2025The Loneliness of Sonia and SunnyAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 20
2008The Inheritance of LossDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2007The Inheritance of LossWomen's Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2006The Inheritance of LossBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2006The Inheritance of LossNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2006The Inheritance of LossChicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2006The Inheritance of LossThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2006The Inheritance of LossThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2006The Inheritance of LossPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2006The Inheritance of LossNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

  1. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny23 sources · 2025
  2. The Inheritance of Loss9 sources · 2006 to 2008