Born the same night the drought ends, Sampath’s suffering is twofold – not only must he live up to high expectations placed upon only sons in India, but his auspicious birth signifies he is destined for great achievements. His mother, Kulfi, is especially relieved at the end of her pregnancy – after attracting town-wide attention for how much she ate during the pregnancy, she hopes all will return to normal. The protagonist, Sampath Chawla, is born during this drought.
The novel begins during a historic heatwave, the intensity of which makes the people of Shahkot, a province of Punjab, miserable. Desai later won the 2006 Man Booker Prize for her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss. Published in 1998 by Faber and Faber, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard received the Betty Trask Award. Desai, the daughter of renowned author Anita Desai, wrote the book to great critical acclaim, receiving praise from notable authors, including Salman Rushdie. Set in remotest northern India, this contemporary novel tells the story of a young dreamer who finds unexpected fame after a single moment of contemplation results in his whole town deciding he is the holy man they’ve been waiting for.
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is Kiran Desai’s debut novel.
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