After going to Hanuman House, he is trapped into an arranged marriage with Shama, sparking his lifelong hatred of the Tulsi family.
This character repeats the line "I am an ass" on the blackboard as punishment for spending an entire class writing  "CANCELLED" on his exam in neat block letters. During a stay at Shorthills, this character trashes an author he calls  "W. C. Tuttle," though he himself pens some wack stories about a girl named "Escape." Later in life, this character  becomes a social investigator for the "Deserving Destitutes," but is dismissed soon after for heart trouble; consequently he transfers his hopes and dreams to his children (*) Savi and Anand. As a child, this character suffered horrible fits of sneezing, lost his brother's calf, leading to his father's death, and was born with six fingers, one of which shriveled away. After going to Hanuman House, he is trapped into an arranged marriage with Shama, sparking his lifelong hatred of the Tulsi family. For 10  points, name this Trinidadian-Indian who seeks his own home in a V.S. Naipaul novel.
This character repeats the line "I am an ass" on the blackboard as punishment for spending an entire class writing  "CANCELLED" on his exam in neat block letters.
Mr. Mohun Biswas [accept either; accept A House for Mr. Biswas]