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By Arundhati Roy. A witty and magical piece of work, it describes the lives of two twins growing up in a factory in Kerala, southern India amidst an extended and chaotically dysfunctional family. "Like a devotionally built temple, The God Of Small Things builds a massive, interlocking structure of fine, intensely felt details.".

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The Asian literary phenomenon of the 90s. More magical than Mistry, more of a rollicking good read than Rushdie, more nerve-tinglingly imagined than Naipaul, here, perhaps, is the greatest Indian novel by a woman. Arundhati Roy has written an astonishingly rich, fertile novel, teeming with life, colour, heart-stopping language, wry comedy and a hint of magical realism. Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, Southern India, The God of Small Things tells the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel. Amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother's factory, they try to craft a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family - their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron, radical Marxist and bottom-pincher) and their avowed enemy Baby Kochamma (ex-nun and incumbent grand-aunt).

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Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-13
9780006550686
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Book Title
The God of Small Things: Winner of the Booker Prize
Author
Arundhati Roy
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
1998
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
260g

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Arundhati Roy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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4 out of 5 stars
by justaskme201822 Jan, 2019
Enjoyable... a good laugh at times and quite shocking at others. Compelling stuff
With sensuous prose, a dreamlike style infused with breathtakingly beautiful images and keen insight into human nature, Roy's debut novel charts fresh territory in the genre of magical, prismatic literature. Set in Kerala, India, during the late 1960s when Communism rattled the age-old caste system, the story begins with the funeral of young Sophie Mol, the cousin of the novel's protagonists, Rahel and her fraternal twin brother, Estha. In a circuitous and suspenseful narrative, Roy reveals the family tensions that led to the twins' behavior on the fateful night that Sophie drowned. Beneath the drama of a family tragedy lies a background of local politics, social taboos and the tide of history--all of which come together in a slip of fate, after which a family is irreparably shattered. Roy captures the children's candid observations but clouded understanding of adults' complex emotional lives. Rahel notices that ""at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said. The Big Things lurk unsaid inside."" Plangent with a sad wisdom, the children's view is never oversimplified, and the adult characters reveal their frailties--and in one case, a repulsively evil power--in subtle and complex ways. While Roy's powers of description are formidable, she sometimes succumbs to overwriting, forcing every minute detail to symbolize something bigger, and the pace of the story slows. But these lapses are few, and her powers coalesce magnificently in the book's second half. Roy's clarity of vision is remarkable, her voice original, her story beautifully constructed and masterfully told.Read full review
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by bonny.201327 Jan, 2017
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by 3502caroline24 Dec, 2019
Excellent book
One of my favourite books of all time.
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by jake639830 May, 2019
Wonderful writing.
A page turner.
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by inspiredgardene...22 Oct, 2013
Difficult read... put me to sleep on more than one occasion.
Such a terrible read. If you like very difficult mind numbing books, this ones for you. Roy tries to over complicate her book when it isn't necessary. 90% of this book if purely description. 5% is dialogue and the other 5% is actual storey telling. Roy gets lost somewhere along the line and tends to trail off in some parts of the book. It seems almost like a draft version. At times this book reads more like a report or an essay rather than a story book. There were way too many brackets for my liking. It seems as though Roy was unsure of how to explain certain points of detail so she had to put in explanations in brackets. If you want a good read, try Shantaram. I would probably give this book 3/10.

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item 1 The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Paperback Romance Love Book Novel

item 2 The God of Small Things: A BBC 2 Bet..., Roy, Arundhati

item 3 The God of Small Things: A BBC 2 Bet..., Roy, Arundhati

item 4 The God of Small Things: A BBC 2 Bet..., Roy, Arundhati

item 5 The God of Small Things: Winner of the Booker Prize by Arundhati Roy (Paperback)

item 6 ARUNDHATI ROY The God Of Small Things 1998 SC Book

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