Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla

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Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla is a fictional Indian-born orthopedic surgeon and amateur screenwriter whose complex personal and professional life drives the plot of John Irving’s novel "A Son of the Circus."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
orthopedic surgeon
protagonist
screenwriter
appearsIn A Son of the Circus NERFINISHED
associatedWithLocation Bombay NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Mumbai NERFINISHED
centralMotifAroundCharacter cinema
circus
medical practice
citizenship Canada
countryOfOrigin India
creator John Irving NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Parsi NERFINISHED
familyName Daruwalla NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn novel
givenName Farrokh NERFINISHED
hasComplexPersonalLife yes GENERATED
hasComplexProfessionalLife yes GENERATED
hasDualIdentityTheme yes
hasReligiousBackground Zoroastrian
hasTheme cultural displacement
family secrets
moral responsibility
religious identity
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
literaryMovement contemporary American fiction
literaryRole vehicle for satire of Bollywood and expatriate life
medium literature
narrativeFunction explores issues of identity and belonging
nationalityInNarrative Indian-born Canadian
occupation amateur screenwriter
orthopedic surgeon
professionSpecialty orthopedics
publicationYearOfWorkAppearedIn 1994
residence Toronto
roleInWork central character whose life drives the plot
writesFor Inspector Dhar film series NERFINISHED

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A Son of the Circus mainCharacter Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla