A House for Mr Biswas

by

V. S. Naipaul

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A respected Tulsi brother-in-law, Hari is sickly and wise, chews his food forty times, spends inordinate amounts of time in the latrine, and spends his evenings reading Sanskrit scriptures on the verandah at Hanuman House, which lead Mr Biswas to nickname him “the constipated holy man.” Mr Biswas’s initial attempt to befriend him fails because Hari is deeply orthodox, while Mr Biswas has (briefly) adopted Aryanism, and their relationship never improves. Hari leads all the Tulsi family’s religious ceremonies and house-blessings; he falls ill and dies while the family lives at Shorthills.

Hari Quotes in A House for Mr Biswas

The A House for Mr Biswas quotes below are all either spoken by Hari or refer to Hari. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1, Chapter 4 Quotes

Real calling name: Lakshmi. Signed by Mohun Biswas, father.

Related Characters: Mr Biswas, Shama, Savi, Seth, Hari
Page Number: 156
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Hari Quotes in A House for Mr Biswas

The A House for Mr Biswas quotes below are all either spoken by Hari or refer to Hari. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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).
Part 1, Chapter 4 Quotes

Real calling name: Lakshmi. Signed by Mohun Biswas, father.

Related Characters: Mr Biswas, Shama, Savi, Seth, Hari
Page Number: 156
Explanation and Analysis: