The God of Small Things

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Flamingo, 1997 - English fiction - 339 pages
Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, this novel tells the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel. Amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother's factory they try to craft a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family.

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About the author (1997)

Arundhati Roy is an award-winning film-maker and a trained architect. The God of Small Things is her first novel.

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