Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things

On publication Arundhati Roy''s first novel The God of Small Things (1997) rapidly became an international bestseller, winning the Booker Prize and creating a new space for Indian literature and culture within the arts, even as it courted controversy and divided critical opinion.

This guide to Roy’s ground-breaking novel offers:

• an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of The God of Smal...