Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai

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Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought that ended with a vengeance the night of his birth. All signs being auspicious, the villagers triumphantly assured Sampath's proud parents that their son was destined for greatness. Twenty years of failure later, that unfortunately does not appear... read more

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That summer the heat had enveloped the whole of Shahkot in a murky yellow haze.

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Kiran Desai (Author)

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Publisher: Faber and Faber Limited
Country: London, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0571195717
Page Count: 209

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Dewey: 818'.6

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Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( D ) › Desai, Kiran
Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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