The God of Small Things
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The God of Small Things is Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize–winning debut novel, a nonlinear family saga set in Kerala that explores forbidden love, caste, and political turmoil.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Booker Prize-winning work
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debut novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Arundhati Roy ⓘ |
| awarded | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestseller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | internationally acclaimed ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
communism in Kerala
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gender and patriarchy ⓘ postcolonial politics ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ postcolonial fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationStatus | no major film adaptation as of 2024 ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780679457312 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Indian English literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Ammu
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Baby Kochamma ⓘ Chacko ⓘ Estha ⓘ Rahel ⓘ Sophie Mol ⓘ Velutha ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of caste system
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innovative language ⓘ portrayal of Syrian Christian community in Kerala ⓘ use of child perspective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 340 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Flamingo
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IndiaInk ⓘ Random House ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
1960s
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1990s ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kerala ⓘ |
| theme |
caste
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childhood ⓘ family relationships ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ forbidden relationships across caste ⓘ memory ⓘ political turmoil ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
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