The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny | Kiran Desai in conversation with Suketu Mehta @JLFInternational

Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

Booker Prize-winning author Kiran Desai's latest book, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, weaves a powerful story of modern love, fractured families, and generational longing. Writing across continents and cultures, Desai, with great nuance, examines her characters’ struggle with class, race, memory, and legacy, mirroring the complexities of our globalized world. In conversation with celebrated writer Suketu Mehta, she discusses the means by which such intersections are manifested across her work.

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$The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny | Kiran Desai in conversation with Suketu Mehta Booker Prize-winning author Kiran Desais latest book, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, weaves a powerful story of modern love, fractured families, and generational longing. Writing across continents and cultures, Desai, with great nuance, examines her characters’ struggle with class, race, memory, and legacy, mirroring the complexities of our globalized world. In conversation with celebrated writer Suketu Mehta, she discusses the means by which such intersections are manifested across her work. Follow us on – Website - https://jlflitfest.org/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JLFInternational/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JLFInternational Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jlfinternational/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/JLFLitfest #literature #loneliness #love$

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