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
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God of Small Things
Unknown Binding
English language
Published April 29, 2004 by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media.
El Dios De Las Pequenas Cosas
Paperback, 364 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 29, 2000 by Anagrama.
Mamooli Cheezon Ka Devata
296 pages
Hindi language
Published Jan. 29, 2006 by Rājakamala Prakāśana.
El dios de las pequeñas cosas
382 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 29, 1998 by Editorial Anagrama.
The God of Small Things: A Novel
English language
Published 2008
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8129-7965-7Copied ISBN!
God of Small Things.
420 pages
English language
Published Jan. 29, 1999 by ISIS Large Print Bks..
- OCLC Number:
- 655009351
The god of small things
321 pages
English language
Published Jan. 29, 1997 by Random House of Canada.
- OCLC Number:
- 36042721
The God of Small Things
English language
Published Aug. 1, 1997
- OCLC Number:
- 577243
- Goodreads:
- 37819
El déu de les coses petites
446 pages
Catalan language
Published Jan. 29, 2002 by Empúries Editorial.
- OCLC Number:
- 49713853
The god of small things
321 pages
English language
Published Jan. 29, 1997 by Vintage Canada.
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