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The God of Small Things

by Arundhati Roy

Summary

Fraternal twins in Kerala, India, are scarred by a childhood tragedy shaped by caste, colonial history, and forbidden love. Roy's Booker Prize-winning debut, written over four years, is celebrated for its lyrical, unconventional prose.

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Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist and political activist (born 1961) who won the Booker Prize for her debut novel in 1997. She spent the following two decades writing non-fiction and activism before returning to fiction with a second novel twenty years later.

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1997
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Arundhati Roy