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 …
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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. The God of Small Things was Roy's first book and only novel until the 2017 publication of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness twenty years later. She began writing the manuscript for The God of Small Things in 1992 and finished four years later, in 1996. It was published the following year. The potential of the story was first recognized by Pankaj Mishra, an editor with HarperCollins, who sent it to three British publishers. Roy received £500,000 in advance and rights to the book were sold in 21 countries.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 2961
- Goodreads:
- 37819
- BNF ID:
- 14429411r
Editions of The God of Small Things
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God of Small Things
School & Library Binding
English language
Published July 29, 2003 by Tandem Library.
- OCLC Number:
- 224781500
Der Gott Der Kleinen Dinge
Paperback, 379 pages
Published Jan. 29, 2000 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag GmbH.
- OCLC Number:
- 76117266
Der Gott der kleinen Dinge
Hardcover, 380 pages
German language
Published Jan. 29, 1997 by Karl Blessing Verlag.
- OCLC Number:
- 38506266
Bóg rzeczy małych
Paperback, 310 pages
Polish language
Published Jan. 29, 1997 by Zysk i S-ka Wydawn..
- OCLC Number:
- 40213836
The God of Small Things
Paperback
English language
Published Jan. 29, 1998 by HarperFlamingo.
- OCLC Number:
- 1136018872
Gott Der Kleinen Dinge
Paperback, 379 pages
German language
Published July 22, 1999 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag GmbH.
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