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Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
by DESAI, Kiran
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571193366
- ISBN 13
- 9780571193363
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, Incorporated, 1998. This is the true first edition of the author's first book (who went on to win the Booker Prize for her second effort). A tight, clean copy of this, the book -- which was serialized in The New Yorker magazine. 209 pp.. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Synopsis
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is a novel by Kiran Desai published in 1998. It is her first book, and jointly won the Betty Trask Award in 1998. It is set in the Indian village of Shahkot and follows the exploits of a young man trying to avoid the responsibilities of adult life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010928
- Title
- Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
- Author
- DESAI, Kiran
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First British Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571193366
- ISBN 13
- 9780571193363
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- First Book
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