BookTalk introduces readers to a carefully chosen, provocative selection of novels for reading and informal discussion, considering the author’s writing techniques and the character’s personal journeys. Readings include translations of books from other countries and cultures in the search for fictions that illuminate the lives and understanding of those from all across the globe.
This class focuses on The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny (2025) by Kiran Desai. Due out in late September, this book is the latest from the author of the 2006 Booker Prize-winning novel, The Inheritance of Loss. This meandering, ambitious and, at times, surreal love story of two young people whose grandparents had previously failed in their attempts to matchmake them. Spanning the mid-1990s to early 2000s across India, the U.S., Italy, and Mexico, this tale is both a family saga and an exploration of themes of colonialism, globalization, art, storytelling, and the legacies of trauma.
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