Kiran Desai’s ‘Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard’: A Story of a Modern Godman
Abstract
‘Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard’ is a novel by Kiran Desai published in 1998. It is her first book and won the top prize for the Betty Track Awards in 1998. It is set in the Indian village of Shahkot, [State of Punjab] and follows the exploits of a young man, Sampat Chawla, trying to avoid the responsibilities of adult life. Fed up with his life in Shahkot, Sampat goes to a guava orchard and settles himself in a guava tree, where he uses the gossip he learned while working at the post office to convince people he is clairvoyant and soon becomes a popular “holyman”. In this novel, Kiran’s purpose is to mirror the life of modern man by the tool of satire satirizing the blind religiosity and innocent superstitious faiths of Indians in so-called “Babas”.
How to cite this article: Priydarshi AK. Kiran Desai’s ‘Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard’ : A Story of a Modern Godman. Int J Adv Res Peace Harm Edu 2020; 5: 1-3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9326.202001
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