Author
Arundhati Roy
1 award win, 6 nominations across 2 books.
Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel *The God of Small Things* (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the biggest-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes.
The God of Small Things
Published 1997-10-28 · 357 pages
The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how. And how much." The book explores how the small things affect people's behavior and their lives. The book also reflects its irony against casteism, which is a major discrimination that prevails in India. It won the Booker Prize in 1997.
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Published 2017-06-06 · 464 pages
"An epic novel of love and history and the perseverance of the human spirit in the face of loss and tragedy"--
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