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Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author.
3 days ago · Arundhati Roy (born November 24, 1961, Shillong, Meghalaya, India) is an Indian author and political activist who is best known for the award-winning novel The God of Small Things (1997) and for her involvement in environmental and human rights causes, which resulted in various legal problems.
Arundhati Roy was born in 1960 in Kerala, India. She studied architecture at the Delhi School of Architecture and worked as a production designer. She has written two screenplays, including Electric Moon (1992), commissioned by Channel 4 television.
She is the winner of 1997 the Man Booker Prize for her first fiction novel ‘The God of Small Things.’. She is also a political activist who actively raises her voice against several environmental issues and human rights crusades in India and globally.
Jul 27, 2021 · Arundhati Roy, born in 1960 in Kerala, India, was an architecture student at the Delhi School of Architecture. Although she was trained in architecture, her interest was not in that field; she envisioned herself in growing as a writer. Her first work, ‘The God of Small Things’ (1997) kickstarted her career as an author.
Jun 18, 2024 · Last week, 14 years after the original complaint, Delhi's most senior official granted permission for the Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under India’s stringent anti...
Examine the life, times, and work of Arundhati Roy through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Mar 5, 2014 · Written in 1936 by B. R. Ambedkar, the progressive leader who drafted the Indian Constitution and converted to Buddhism, the essay is perhaps the most famous modern-day attack on India’s...
May 16, 2024 · The God of Small Things, novel written by Arundhati Roy, published in 1997, that vividly and poetically recounts the downfall of a family while exploring issues regarding politics, race, religion, and class. The ambitious work is Roy’s first novel, and it won the Booker Prize.
Arundhati Roy is a Booker prize-winning author and an outspoken activist. Indian author Arundhati Roy has said that she is "delighted" to have been awarded this year's PEN Pinter Prize. Set up in ...
