The God of Small Things
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Arundhati Roy
The beloved debut novel about an affluent Indian family forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The Ministry of Utmost HappinessNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNERCompared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated.
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Author
Arundhati Roy
Pages
336
Publisher
Random House of Canada
Published Date
2011-07-27
ISBN
030737467X 9780307374677
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"This book hurts me in ways I can’t describe 🥹"
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Kye Ponce
"A sobering account of the consequences of bitterness, impulsive decisions, and “careless words.” As complicated and fractured as the family we follow, we see snapshots of lives filled with abuse, disappointment, and escapism. We see the loss of innocence, and the desperate want to turn back time. Insightful and wistful, this was an interesting read to cross off of many novel bucket lists. "
"This is slightly difficult to read at first. Roy's style is like jazz. Her story is told in fragmented thoughts, like a puzzle without a reference picture. The further you read, the more each cluster of thoughts makes sense, forming a beautiful picture of tragedy, loss of innocence, and the complications of India's caste system."
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