Arundhati Roy

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Arundhati Roy is an Indian writer and activist known for her focus on social justice and economic inequality.
She gained international recognition after winning the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel, The God of Small Things.
Roy has also written screenplays and essay collections.
Her activism has addressed various issues, including environmental causes, human rights, and anti-globalization.
In 2002, she received the Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Prize for her activist work.
Roy's writing often blends political commentary with literary fiction, establishing her as a prominent voice in contemporary Indian literature and global social criticism.

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De god van de kleine dingen

door Arundhati Roy • 1997

A forbidden love leads to a drowning, trapping twins in a decades-long secret in 1969 Kerala.

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🪷 Postcolonial Fiction 💔 Intercaste Romance 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👯 Twin Protagonists 🖋️ Lyrical Prose

De god van de kleine dingen

A forbidden love leads to a drowning, trapping twins in a decades-long secret in 1969 Kerala.

door Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pagina's

3.96

300.000+ beoordelingen

🪷 Postcolonial Fiction 💔 Intercaste Romance 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👯 Twin Protagonists 🖋️ Lyrical Prose

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

door Arundhati Roy • 2017

In an Old Delhi graveyard, a transgender woman builds a sanctuary for everyone the city discards.

3.56

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🇮🇳 Postcolonial India 🫂 Found Family 🏳️‍⚧️ Hijra Community 👩‍👧 Trans Motherhood 🏔️ Kashmir Conflict

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

In an Old Delhi graveyard, a transgender woman builds a sanctuary for everyone the city discards.

door Arundhati Roy 2017 445 pagina's

3.56

39.000+ beoordelingen

🇮🇳 Postcolonial India 🫂 Found Family 🏳️‍⚧️ Hijra Community 👩‍👧 Trans Motherhood 🏔️ Kashmir Conflict

Mother Mary Comes to Me

door Arundhati Roy • 2025

She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.

4.38

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🖋️ Literary Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 💔 Family Dysfunction ✍️ Becoming A Writer

Mother Mary Comes to Me

She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.

door Arundhati Roy 2025 331 pagina's

4.38

31.000+ beoordelingen

🖋️ Literary Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 💔 Family Dysfunction ✍️ Becoming A Writer

The Doctor and the Saint

door Arundhati Roy • 2017

One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.

4.33

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🇮🇳 Caste In India ⚖️ Dalit Politics 📜 Historical Revisionism ☸️ Ambedkarite Buddhism 🏛️ Modern Indian History

The Doctor and the Saint

One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.

door Arundhati Roy 2017 184 pagina's

4.33

2.000+ beoordelingen

🇮🇳 Caste In India ⚖️ Dalit Politics 📜 Historical Revisionism ☸️ Ambedkarite Buddhism 🏛️ Modern Indian History

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