The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
1997magic realist fiction
1997 novel by Arundhati Roy
About the book
The God of Small Things is the 1997 debut novel written by Indian author Arundhati Roy. The novel follows the seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel as they navigate their childhood and the circumstances surrounding the arrival of their British cousin to Ayemenem, India. The novel's events are set against the backdrop of social discrimination and political upheaval in 1960s Kerala, with casteism and British colonialism in India being central themes.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Read more on Wikipedia →
In the game
No one has named it in the challenge yet — be the first.
The God of Small Things is one of the titles verified in Name 100 Books. Think you can reach 100 without forgetting it?