1997, ISBN: 1d963439e83320ce64d51fd2299f490c

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Near Fine, [SC: 11.65], [PU: Flamingo, London], THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS ARUNDHATI ROY MAN BOOKER MODERN FICTION, Jacket, A first edition copy of the Man Booker Prize winning novel by Arun… Mehr…

Near Fine, [SC: 11.65], [PU: Flamingo, London], THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS ARUNDHATI ROY MAN BOOKER MODERN FICTION, Jacket, A first edition copy of the Man Booker Prize winning novel by Arundhati Roy, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. First Edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy is an accomplished work of fiction that won the Man Booker Prize after its release in 1997.This novel was Roy's debut novel, and follows the family saga of a set of fraternal twins in India as their lives are slowly destroyed by the 1960s 'Love Laws'. The novel also explores the lingering negative effects of the caste system.?Arundhati Roy is an Indian author as well as a political activist for human rights and environmental causes.?Collated, complete.? In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent. Minimal bumping to spine and extremities. Dust wrapper is very clean with no faults. Internally,firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Prior owner's ink inscription to reverse of half-title page. Near Fine<

ISBN: 1d963439e83320ce64d51fd2299f490c

The literary phenomenon of the year.More magical than Mistry, more of a rollicking good read than Rushdie, more nerve-tinglingly imagined than Naipaul, here, perhaps, is the greatest Indi… Mehr…

The literary phenomenon of the year.More magical than Mistry, more of a rollicking good read than Rushdie, more nerve-tinglingly imagined than Naipaul, here, perhaps, is the greatest Indian novel by a woman. Arundhati Roy has written an astonishingly rich, fertile novel, teeming with life, colour, heart-stopping language, wry comedy and a hint of magical realism.Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, Southern India, The God of Small Things tells the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel. Amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmothers factory, they try to craft a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron, radical Marxist and bottom-pincher) and their avowed enemy Baby Kochamma (ex-nun and incumbent grand-aunt). ., 2.5<

ISBN: 1d963439e83320ce64d51fd2299f490c

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