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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| 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
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| authorNationality |
Indian
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| containsElement |
graveyard community
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love story → political commentary → |
| countryOfOrigin |
India
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| criticalReception |
generally positive reviews
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| firstEditionFormat |
hardcover
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| genre |
fiction
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literary fiction → political fiction → social novel → |
| hasISBN |
978-0-670-08594-8
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| literaryStyle |
poetic prose
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| longlistedFor |
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
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| pages |
approximately 450
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| precededBy |
The God of Small Things
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| protagonistIdentity |
hijra
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| publicationYear |
2017
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| publisher |
Hamish Hamilton
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Knopf → Penguin Books → |
| settingLocation |
Delhi
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India → Kashmir → |
| structure |
two-part novel
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| theme |
belonging
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gender identity → human rights → loss → love → marginalization → political conflict → religious tension → state violence → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Arundhati Roy
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notableWork |