by Kiran Desai · Gardners Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571195718
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is the first novel by Kiran Desai. The story follows Sampath Chawla, an Indian postal clerk who, after being fired from his job, climbs a guava tree in search of contemplation and becomes a famous holy man. The novel is a whimsical tale that blends fable-esque magic with satirical comedy, capturing the culture of the Indian subcontinent and the intricacies of human experience.
Kiran Desai is an Indian author. Her novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award. In 2015, The Economic Times named her one of 20 most influential global Indian women.
