About this Event
Join PEN Out Loud & The Strand for an event with Booker Prize-winning author Kiran Desai, discussing her new novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.
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Booker Prize winning author Kiran Desai joins PEN Out Loud to discuss her new Booker Prize shortlisted novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny. PEN Out Loud focuses on amplifying diverse voices and convening vital conversations with authors, poets, journalists, artists, and activists. The conversations are designed to elevate topics and issues that are urgent, force us to reckon with difficult questions, and address the times we live in.
This is a ticketed event. Attendees may purchase copies of The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny or a $10 Ticket for entry. Additional books will available for purchase at the event.
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One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Fall: The New York Times, Oprah Daily, Time, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Harper’s Bazaar, The Associated Press, Economist, Vulture, AARP, Ms. Magazine, Bustle, Book Riot, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Lit Hub, LibbyLife
When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that served only to drive Sonia and Sunny apart.
Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India. She fears that she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world.
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.
Photo credit: Michael Sharkey
Kiran Desai is the bestselling author of two novels, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and The Inheritance of Loss, which won both the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Born in India, she came to the US when she was sixteen and now lives in New York City.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, New York, United States
USD 13.61 to USD 39.15
