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Who wrote " God of small things"..?
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13 Jul '07 12:59 pm
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The God of Small Things (1997) is a semi-autobiographical, politically charged novel by Indian author Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of a pair of fraternal twins who become victims of circumstance. The book is a description of how the small things in life build up, translate into people's behavior and affect their lives. The book won the Booker Prize in 1997.
The God of Small Things is Roy's first book, and as of 2006, is her only novel. Completed in 1996, the book took four years to write. The quality of the writing was first recognized by Pankaj Mishra, an editor with HarperCollins, who sent it to three British publishers. Roy received half-a-million pounds (approx. $970,000 USD) in advances, and rights to the book were sold in 21 countries.
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The story primarily takes place in and around a town named Ayemenem, in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. The temporal setting shifts back and forth from 1969, when Rahel and Estha, a set of frat ...more
Answered by LALITKUMAR RANA, 13 Jul '07 01:01 pm
The God of Small Things is Roy's first book, and as of 2006, is her only novel. Completed in 1996, the book took four years to write. The quality of the writing was first recognized by Pankaj Mishra, an editor with HarperCollins, who sent it to three British publishers. Roy received half-a-million pounds (approx. $970,000 USD) in advances, and rights to the book were sold in 21 countries.
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The story primarily takes place in and around a town named Ayemenem, in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. The temporal setting shifts back and forth from 1969, when Rahel and Estha, a set of frat ...more
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Booker Prize Book God of small Things was written by Arundhati Roy
Answered by Huda Wafa, 13 Jul '07 01:05 pm
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Arundhati Roy wrote it and got magssessey award for thebook.
Answered by K Ramakrishna, 13 Jul '07 01:00 pm
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