The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a 2017 novel by Indian author Arundhati Roy that weaves together the lives of marginalized characters across contemporary India in a fragmented, poetic narrative.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
Dalit oppression
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Kashmir conflict ⓘ LGBTQ+ rights in India ⓘ communal violence in India ⓘ |
| author | Arundhati Roy ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| containsElement |
graveyard community
ⓘ
love story ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-670-08594-8 ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | poetic prose ⓘ |
| longlistedFor |
Booker Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
Man Booker Prize 2017
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| mainCharacter |
Anjum
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Musa ⓘ Saddam Hussain (character) ⓘ Tilo ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fragmented narrative
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multiple perspectives ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 450 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The God of Small Things ⓘ |
| protagonistIdentity | hijra ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
ⓘ
Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
surface form:
Knopf
Penguin Books ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Delhi
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India ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmir
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| structure | two-part novel ⓘ |
| theme |
belonging
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gender identity ⓘ human rights ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ marginalization ⓘ political conflict ⓘ religious tension ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017 novel)