In an era of hot takes and chilly optimized productivity

Alexandra Jacobs, Kiran Desai’s Long-Awaited Return Is a Transcendent Triumph:

Almost 20 years in the making, “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” by Kiran Desai, is not so much a novel as a marvel. In an era of hot takes and chilly optimized productivity, here is sweet validation of the idea that to create something truly transcendent — a work of art depicting love, family, nature and culture in all their fullness — might take time.