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The god of Small Things

Roy, Arundhati. Book - 2008 Adult Book / Fiction / General / Roy, Arundhati None on shelf 7 requests on 1 copy Community Rating: 4.4 out of 5

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Originally published in the United States: New York : Random House, 1997.
Copyright 1997 by Arundhati Roy.
Reading group guide copyright 2008 by Random House, Inc.
Paradise pickles & preserves -- Pappachi's moth -- Big man the Laltain, small man the Mombatti -- Abhilash talkies -- God's own country -- Cochin kangaroos -- Wisdom exercise notebooks -- Welcome home, our Sophie Mol -- Mrs. Pillai, Mrs. Eapen, Mrs. Rajagopalan -- River in the boat -- God of small things -- Kochu Thomban -- Pessismist and the optimist -- Work is a struggle -- Crossing -- Few hours later -- Cochin harbor terminus -- History house -- Saving Ammu -- Madras mail -- Cost of living.
In 1969 in Kerala, India, Rahel and her twin brother, Estha, struggle to forge a childhood for themselves amid the destruction of their family life, as they discover that the entire world can be transformed in a single moment.

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A wonderful writer submitted by crp on August 4, 2019, 10:32am Wonderful writer with good storytelling; I found the ending a bit unrealistic however.

Strange but beautiful submitted by renarde7 on July 1, 2023, 7:45am Amazing writing with often uncomfortable subject matter

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PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, 2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 333 p. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 840

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780812979657
1606865617

SUBJECTS
Social classes -- India -- Fiction.
Twins -- Fiction.
Kerala (India) -- Fiction.
India -- Fiction.