The God of Small Things: A NovelWINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An affluent Indian family is forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness “[The God of Small Things] offers such magic, mystery, and sadness that, literally, this reader turned the last page and decided to reread it. Immediately. It’s that haunting.”—USA Today Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated. |
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THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS
User Review - KirkusA brilliantly constructed first novel that untangles an intricate web of sexual and caste conflict in a vivid style reminiscent of Salman Rushdie's early work. The major characters are Estha and Rahel ... Read full review
A great read for language lovers
User Review - eammers - BordersBig Things—colonialism, the caste system and inter-family dynamics—are encapsulated in Small Things seen through the eyes of young twin siblings Rahel and Estha. Roy’s twisty wordplay deftly spins a story of cultural and personal longing. Read full review
Contents
Pappachis Moth | |
Big Man the Laltain Small Man the Mombatti | |
Abhilash Talkies | |
Gods Own Country | |
Cochin Kangaroos | |
Wisdom Exercise Notebooks | |
Welcome Home Our Sophie | |
Mrs Pillai Mrs Eapen Mrs Rajagopalan | |
The River in the Boat | |
The God of Small Things | |
Kochu Thomban | |
The Pessimist and the Optimist | |
Work Is Struggle | |
The Crossing | |
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Ammu Ammu’s appeared arms arrived asked Ayemenem Baby Kochamma began blue boat body called Chacko closed Comrade Pillai dark dead didn’t door dreams Estha Estha and Rahel eyes face factory father feel fingers fish glass green hair hands happened head heart held History inside Inspector knew Kochu Maria Kottayam laughed leave legs light lived looked Mammachi Margaret Kochamma morning mother mouth moved needed never night once Party past perhaps Pickles Play Rahel rain returned river road side sitting skin smell smile Sophie Mol sound standing steps stood stopped story tell things thought told took touched trees turned twins Velutha verandah voice waiting walked wall wanted watched whispered whole window yellow young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The God of Small Things: A Novel |
| Author | Arundhati Roy |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1588367835, 9781588367839 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Literary Fiction / Political Fiction / Sagas |
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