The God of Small Things
About the book
A story of twins in Kerala joins childhood memory, forbidden love and social hierarchy.
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Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things received the Booker Prize. The English-language novel enters Kerala through a family’s history and relationships that cross social boundaries. This is a multilingual selection: English-language fiction appears beside translations from Bengali, Tamil and Urdu. Tagore, Bama, Mahasweta Devi and Ismat Chughtai open routes through different regions, caste and women's experiences.
WHERE TO START
- The God of Small ThingsArundhati Roy
- Midnight’s ChildrenSalman Rushdie
- A Fine BalanceRohinton Mistry
Books to begin with
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Midnight’s Children
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Born at the moment of Indian independence, Saleem Sinai finds his life entangled with the nation’s history.
A Fine Balance
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A widow, a student and two tailors form a fragile household during India’s Emergency.
The Guide
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Tourist guide Raju becomes a dancer’s manager, a prisoner and an unexpected spiritual authority.
The Home and the World
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A marriage triangle exposes tensions between women’s emancipation, nationalism and moral responsibility.
One Part Woman
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A childless couple in a Tamil town faces family pressure and the possibilities of a religious festival.
Karukku
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An autobiographical work by a Dalit Christian woman connects caste, education and departure from a convent.
The Crooked Line
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Shamman grows up in a Muslim family and seeks her identity amid the changes preceding Partition.
Mother of 1084
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A mother discovers the political life of her dead son, whose body has become morgue number 1084.
The Inheritance of Loss
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A Himalayan household and a migrant in New York reveal the legacies of colonialism and economic inequality.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
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Outsiders’ lives connect Delhi and Kashmir in a novel of violence, love and community.
The White Tiger
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Driver Balram tries to escape poverty through the brutal rules of social advancement.
Context and sources
Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.
- Wydawca / biogram autora ↗
- Arundhati Roy — biogram polskiego wydawcy ↗
- Salman Rushdie — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Rohinton Mistry — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- R. K. Narayan — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Rabindranath Tagore — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Perumal Murugan — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Bama — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Ismat Chughtai — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Mahasweta Devi — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
- Kiran Desai — wydawca / katalog biblioteczny ↗
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