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Title details for Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai - Available

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

by Kiran Desai
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An Indian village descends into comical chaos when a bumbling young man decides to live in a tree in this "enchanting . . . meticulously crafted" novel (The New York Times).
Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought into a family not quite like other families, in a town not quite like other towns. After years of failure at school, failure at work, of spending his days dreaming in tea stalls, it does not seem as if Sampath is going to amount to much—until one day he climbs a guava tree in search of peaceful contemplation and becomes unexpectedly famous as a holy man, sending his tiny town into turmoil.
A syndicate of larcenous, alcoholic monkeys terrorizes the pilgrims who cluster around Sampath's tree, spies and profiteers descend on the town, and none of Desai's outrageous characters goes unaffected as events spin increasingly out of control.
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Publisher: Grove Atlantic

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  • Release date: February 22, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9780802194916
  • Release date: February 22, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9780802194916
  • File size: 2656 KB
  • Release date: February 22, 2023

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An Indian village descends into comical chaos when a bumbling young man decides to live in a tree in this "enchanting . . . meticulously crafted" novel (The New York Times).
Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought into a family not quite like other families, in a town not quite like other towns. After years of failure at school, failure at work, of spending his days dreaming in tea stalls, it does not seem as if Sampath is going to amount to much—until one day he climbs a guava tree in search of peaceful contemplation and becomes unexpectedly famous as a holy man, sending his tiny town into turmoil.
A syndicate of larcenous, alcoholic monkeys terrorizes the pilgrims who cluster around Sampath's tree, spies and profiteers descend on the town, and none of Desai's outrageous characters goes unaffected as events spin increasingly out of control.
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Fiction Literature