Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
by Kiran Desai
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1998. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A first UK edition of Kiran Desai's 'Hullabaloo'. A humorous Indian tale of a man who becomes a hermit in a guava orchard. In a cloth binding with an unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with bumping to spine. Dustwrapper, unclipped with light sunning to front and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. 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
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD13-F-10
- Title
- Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
- Author
- Kiran Desai
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- kiran desai hullaballo india guava hullaballo
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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