The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (1997)
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (1997)
The God of Small Things is a novel written by Arundhati Roy in 1997.
It is set in Ayemenem, India and follows the lives of Estha and Rahel, fraternal twins, who have to navigate their way through the complexities of caste, love, and loss.
The story is told through the perspectives of the two twins and their mother, Ammu.
Ammu returns to Ayemenem after a failed marriage, where she is reunited with her estranged family and the twins are introduced to the world of politics and religion.
The novel focuses on the small things that bring happiness and sorrow, and how it affects the lives of the characters.
The novel explores the themes of love, family, politics and religion, and how they intertwine and shape the lives of the characters.
It also looks at how caste and class divide people, and how it affects their relationships.
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