Thursday 16 November 2006
Thursday 2 November 2006
Book for November
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai
Synopsis
After years of failure, as a student and at work, of days spent dreaming in the tea stalls and singing to himself in the public gardens, it does not seem as if Sampath is going to amount to much.
Until he climbs a guava tree in search of a life of peaceful comtemplation - and becomes unexpectadly famous as a hermit.
News of the guru in the tree spreads and as curious visitors, pilgrims and businessmen arrive, Sampath's family begins to make more money than they'd ever dreamed of. But what should they do when a local band of monkeys develops a taste for liquor, and their hullabaloo envelops the guava orchard?
Written with rich humour and an eye for the eccentric, this is a magical tale of a world gone slightly mad.
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