'The God of Small Things' was about one family, primarily in the nineteen-sixties, and though it included some terrible events, its sorrows were private, muffled, personal. New Yorker: Arundhati Roy Returns To Fiction, In Fury - "Now, finally, the second novel has come out, and it is clear that her politics have been part of its gestation. It went on to sell more than six million copies." The novel, her first, appeared on the New York Times best-seller list and won the Booker Prize. It was the beginning of an aggressively nationalist, consumerist phase, and Roy was seen as representative of Brand India. The publication of “The God of Small Things” in 1997 coincided with the 50th anniversary of India’s independence. New York Times: Arundhati Roy, the Not-So-Reluctant Renegade - "In her late 30s, Roy was perhaps India’s most famous writer. Now comes a much anticipated new novel about outcasts – and India’s kaleidoscope of chaos, colors, darkness and light. This hour On Point: Arundhati Roy and "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness." GuestĪrundhati Roy, author of “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.” Her previous fiction novel, “The God of Small Things,” won the Booker Prize in 1997.
For that, she’s faced criminal charges and prison, and at one point, was forced to flee the country for her life. After 20 years, Arundhati Roy has returned to fiction writing with "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness." (Penguin Random House)Īrundhati Roy published "The God of Small Things" back in 1997, then spent much of the past two decades criticizing and writing about inequality and government corruption in India. Facebook Email This article is more than 5 years old.Ģ0 years after her smashing debut, novelist Arundhati Roy’s back with a shattering mosaic of modern India.
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