The God of Small Things
... Introduction Arundhati Roy is a world renowned writer, first because she is the first ever Indian author to win the Booker-prize, and then a campaigning activist and inspiration to all those who seek to support the poor and oppressed and to speak up against the powers that be. Now in her late-30s, living in Delhi, Arundhati Roy (One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1998") grew up in Kerala, in which her award winning novel "The God of Small Things" is set. (Arundhati Roy’s official website) The novel is a poetic tale about two children, the twins Estha and Rahel, and the shocking consequences of a pivotal event in their young lives, the accidental death of the cousin Sophie Mol. In magical and invented language, the novel pictures out a life in a small rural town, the thoughts and feelings of two children, and the complexity and hypocrisy of the adults in their world. It is also partly a story of the destructive power of the caste system, and moral and political bigotry in general. (Arundhati Roys Official Website) Introduction Arundhati Roy is a world renowned writer, first because she is the first ever Indian author to win the Booker-prize, and then a campaigning activist and inspiration to all those who seek to support the poor and oppressed and to speak up against the powers that be. Now in her late-30s, living in Delhi, Arundhati Roy (One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1998") grew up in Kerala, in which her award winning novel "The God of Small Things" is set. (Arundhati Roy’s official website) The novel is a poetic tale about two children, the twins Estha and Rahel, and the shocking consequences of a pivotal event in their young lives, the accidental death of the cousin Sophie Mol. In magical and invented language, the novel pictures out a life in a small rural town, the thoughts and feelings of two children, and the complexity and hypocrisy of the adults in their world. It is also partly a story of the destructive power of the caste system, and moral and political bigotry in general. (Arundhati Roys Official Website) ...