Loved itArundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for her book The God of Small Things, which is all about the Indian caste system, and it's a post-colonial book. It's an extraordinary book that I think about all the time.
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The God of Small Things (1997)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive 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.
- ISBN:
- 9780735273283
- Length:
- 337 pages
Genres: romance, literary fiction
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Loved itso good lots of interesting writing tactics that she uses in the book I highly recommend this one for lovers of literary fiction
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