Question

In a novel by an author with this last name, the villagers think that the main character will grow up to be a great man because his birth coincided with a drought ending and a Red Cross airdrop. In another novel by an author with this last name, a retired judge shows his disdain for his native country by eating chapatis with a knife and a fork. That novel by an author with this last name juxtaposes the converging experiences of the mountain-dwelling (*) Sai and the Manhattan resident Biju. (10[1])Another novel by an author (-5[1])with this last name centers on Sampath Chawla climbing up a tree in the title location and acting as a clairvoyant “holy man.” This is the last name of the author of the Booker Award-winning novel The Inheritance of Loss and Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. For 10 points, name this last name of an Indian author with first name Kiran who is the daughter of Anita who also has this last name. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Desai [accept Kiran Desai or Anita Desai]
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Tim MorrisonStanford ABerkeley A8810
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BBerkeley C93-5
Kevin YeBerkeley CBerkeley B1670

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