She wrote newspaper articles about the Bandit Queen. While this brought her both glory and a loyal following, things turned wobbly soon. One of her more known works includes writing the script for the film Electric Moon (1992). She later wrote the scripts for several television dramas. Roy had also tried her hands as an acrobat instructor, artist and did a few odd jobs.

Her boat set sail in 1989 with “ In Which Annie Gives It to Those Ones”, a film she co-wrote and starred. She received training in Architecture, but her heart always aimed for a career in writing. Her father was a Bengali tea estate owner and her mother was Christian of Syrian descent. The author was born on November 24, 1961, in Shillong, Meghalaya. Also, he is a man who unknowingly becomes the scapegoat for the society and the unfortunate victim of the cruel ways of life. The man who should have got love, and have lived it. The characters go through their journeys while creating impacts on other’s lives.Īnd, between all these characters, there is a unique character, Velutha. Also, there is patriarchal oppression and longings of unattainable love. There are political aspirations and the misjudgments of youth. Each character brings in a different kind of hustle for the characters. Like, struggles with society, with each other and with themselves. The characters have their own lives and struggles.

The twins live with their mother, ‘Ammu,’ grandmother, ‘Ammachi,’ Uncle ‘Chako’ and maternal grandaunt, who goes by the name ‘Baby kochamma.’ And creates a carefully balanced equilibrium that is the essence of the book. The story takes into account the social, political and economic aspects of the characters’ lives. The story revolves around Estha and Rahel – fraternal twins, and their struggles with life. This is what keeps the reader hooked all through. It contains the raw flavour of rural India, and the life-like depictions of people, situations and surroundings. It is an intricately woven tale of nothing specific and everything at once. The story is set in Ayemenem, India, and moves back and forth between 19.ĭefining what the book is about would be a disgrace. The God of Small Things is an award-winning novel by Arundhati Roy.

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