The God Of Small Things

The God Of Small Things, The International Best Seller By Arundhati Roy, Has Raised Numerous Questions. Is It A Piece Of Anti-Communist Propaganda? Does It Distort Social Reality? Is It A Cheap Imitation Of The Western Fashion In Novel? Does It Offer Nothing But Play With Words? The Present Book Examines The Novel Sociologically And Answers All These Questions Well.The Book Also Shows That The Novelist Cares For The Neglected In The Society Like Women, Children And Dalits And Even The Environment. She Conveys Messages So Relevant To Our Society And Our Age.

The beloved debut novel about an affluent Indian family forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated.

The present Volume, comprising more than fourteen scholarly papers, offers a critical appraisal of Arundhati Roy as a novelist and provides varied perspectives on the major aspects of her debut novel The God of Small Things. The contributors to the Volume comprises an august group of scholars and academics like Jaydipsinh Dodiya, Dr. Joya Chakravarty, Dr. Pramod K. Nayar, Dr. K. Ratna Shiela Mani, Dr. K.V. Surendran, Dr. M. Dasan, Dr. G.D. Barche, Dr. K.K. John, Dr. C. Gopinatha Pillai, Nandini Nayar, Vinita Bhatnagar, Dr. Neelam Tikkha, Anil Kinger, Twinkle B. Manavar, Amar Nath Prasad, Indravadan Purohit and Dushyant Nimavat. The present Volume will be an asset to those who want to read and study Arundhati Roy?s The God of Small Things from various critical angles. Arundhati Roy, the first Indian writer to win the prestigious Booker Prize, is gifted with an extraordinary creative genius. Her debut novel The God of Small Things fulfils the highest demand of the art of fiction. Even on the global level the Volume will be of great significance as The God of Small Things is being translated into a number of languages all over the world.

The God Of Small Things : A Saga Of Lost Dreams Is An Attempt To Make An In-Depth Study Of Arundhati Roy S Epoch Making Novel Which Has Brought Laurels To Her And The Country At Large. To Begin With, An Effort Is Made To Have A Close Look At The Main Theme Of The Novel. This Is Followed By An Analysis Of The Main Characters Who Have Their Own Story To Tell. The Novel Is Also Considered As A Critique Of The Contemporary Society. Essays On The Structure Of The Novel And The Narrative Technique Adopted Follow And The Significance Of The Title Is Also Discussed In A Separate Chapter. The Epilogue Considers The Autobiographical Elements In The Novel. The Title Of The Book Becomes Significant As All The Characters, Both Major And Minor Have Shattered Dreams. Even Ayemenem And Ayemenem House Have Lost Their Old Glory And In A Certain Sense Have Lost Their Dreams. Rev. John Ipe S Father Is The Oldest Member Of The Ayemenem Family Who Makes His Appearance In The Novel. Then We Have John Ipe Himself And His Wife Aleyooty Ammachi Both Disappointed For One Reason Or The Other. Baby Kochamma, Pappachi, Mammachi, Chacko, Margaret Kochamma, Ammu, Estha, Rahel, Sophie Mol, Velutha, Vellya Paapen Have All A Similar Kind Of Existence In The Novel. The Book, It Is Hoped, Will Be Of Immense Help To The Students Who Pursue Research On Roy And, Of Course, To The Academic Community At Large.

Revised traditional Chinese edition of The God of Small Things, winner of the 1997 Booker Prize. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.