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The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy, Arundhati Roy
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An edition of The God of Small Things (1997)

The God of Small Things

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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.

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Literary Fiction Women's Fiction dalit Catholicism fraternal twins Psychological fiction Domestic fiction award:man_booker_prize=1997 Fiction Romance Twins Gemelos Twins in fiction Literatura de expressão inglesa Romans Downing Cousins Romans, nouvelles Man Booker Prize Winner Classes sociales India in fiction Literatura indiana Social classes Roman indien (de l'Inde) de langue anglaise Jumeaux Family Social classes in fiction Ficción Clases sociales open_syllabus_project Literatura de expressäao inglesa Medicine in Literature Large type books French language Littérature de l'Inde (anglaise) Roman de l'Inde (anglais) Literatura india (Inglés) India, fiction Fiction, psychological Twins, fiction Fiction, family life Fiction, family life, general English literature Fiction, general

People

Esthappen Rahel Ammu Ipe Mammachi Handel Chacko Navomi Ipe Pappachi Margaret Father Mulligan Sophie Velutha Estha collectionID:ConroeChallenge

Places

India Inde Kerala Ayemenem Calcutta England America

Times

20e siècle 1969 1993

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The God of Small Things
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The God of Small Things
2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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The God of Small Things: A Novel
2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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The God of Small Things
2004, Harper Perennial
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Le Dieu des Petits Riens
2002 07 15, Gallimard, Gallimard Education
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Der Gott Der Kleinen Dinge
2000-03, btb
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The God of Small Things
1998, HarperFlamingo, Harper Perennial
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The God of Small Things
1997, Random House
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Der Gott der kleinen Dinge
1997, Karl Blessing Verlag
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The God of Small Things
1997, Random House
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The God of Small Things
1997, G.K. Hall
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Library of Congress
PR9499.3.R59

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OL43066374M
ISBN 10
0008262306
ISBN 13
9780008262303

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OL1052133W
LibraryThing
2961
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Q378786

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