Hullabaloo in the guava orchard

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Sampath Chawla's story unfolds during a time of drought within a family and a town that deviates from the norm. After years of failing at school and work, there seems little future for Sampath, who spends his days dreaming in tea houses and singing in public gardens. But his grandmother has faith: the world is round, she says, and just wait! Even when things seem to be going downhill, he will emerge on the other side. He simply takes the longer route. No one believes her, until one day Sampath climbs a guava tree for a moment of reflection and unexpectedly becomes famous as a holy man. In "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard," Kiran Desai tells a humorous yet poignant story of life, love, and family relationships, beautifully capturing the vibrant culture of the Indian subcontinent and the universal complexity of the human experience.

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