Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
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Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

by Kiran Desai

1998•Comedy•220 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramafresh & originallinearglossyfool triumphantsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA stylish comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like polish over grit.

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3.3 / 5

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About This Book

Sampath Chawla is born into a family slightly off kilter, to a mother not quite like her neighbours, in a town not quite like other towns. After years of failure, it does not seem as if Sampath is going to amount to much. Then Sampath climbs up a guava tree in search of a life of peaceful contemplation - and becomes unexpectedly famous as a hermit. News of the guru in the tree soon spreads.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaFool triumphantSocial commentaryFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

IndiaSadhusHumorous stories

Details

Author
Kiran Desai
Published
1998
Pages
220
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