Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

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Arundhati Roy, born in 1961 in Shillong, is an internationally renowned Indian writer. Her debut novel, The God of Small Things (1997), won the Booker Prize, making her the first Indian woman to receive this honor. Engaged in numerous causes, she has notably criticized Indian nuclear tests, supported the movement against the Narmada Dam, and advocated for the rights of people in Kashmir. Her work includes political essays and a second novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017).

* 1961-11-24

Major works

The God of Small Things (1997)novel
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017)novel
The Cost of Living (1999)essay
Field Notes on Democracy (2009)essay
Azadi (2020)essay

Key milestones

1997Wins the Booker Prize for her debut novel, The God of Small Things.
2002Receives the Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize.
2024Receives the PEN Pinter Prize.

Themes

castesocial injusticepolitical activismforbidden loveglobalization

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“There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”

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“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”

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“The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out.”

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