The God of Small ThingsStill, to say that it all began when Sophie Mol came to Ayemenem is only one way of looking at it . . . It could be argued that it actually began thousands of years ago. Long before the Marxists came. Before the British took Malabar, before the Dutch Ascendancy, before Vasco da Gama arrived, before the Zamorin’s conquest of Calicut. Before Christianity arrived in a boat and seeped into Kerala like tea from a teabag. That it really began in the days when the Love Laws were made. The laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much. |
What people are saying - Write a review
Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS
User Review - KirkusA brilliantly constructed first novel that untangles an intricate web of sexual and caste conflict in a vivid style reminiscent of Salman Rushdie's early work. The major characters are Estha and Rahel ... Read full review
A great read for language lovers
User Review - eammers - BordersBig Things—colonialism, the caste system and inter-family dynamics—are encapsulated in Small Things seen through the eyes of young twin siblings Rahel and Estha. Roy’s twisty wordplay deftly spins a story of cultural and personal longing. Read full review
Other editions - View all
Bibliographic information
| Title | The God of Small Things |
| Author | Arundhati Roy |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House India Private Limited, 2017 |
| ISBN | 9351184404, 9789351184409 |
| Length | 356 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |