Arundhati
Roy accomplished the epitome of popularity through her Booker
winning novel ‘The God of Small Things’. Roy is the
first non-expatriate Indian author and the first Indian woman
to bag this prize. Taking four-and-a-half years to write 'The
God of Small Things', replete with autobiographical elements,
she finished it in May 1996.
Arundhati
exposed Kerala to the entire world, particularly, Aymanam, her
hometown. The story she tells is fundamental as well as local.
It is about love and death, about lies and laws. Her narrative
crackles with riddles and yet tells its tale quite clearly. She
used unconventional language to make this exquisite novel, even
using Malayalam terms. The novel is remarkable for its quality
of innocence and originality of style. It is not a profound book
drawing on history or philosophy, but a rather playful book written
from memory and taking liberties with the so-called Queen's English.
It has been translated into 27 languages.
Arundhati
Roy accomplished the epitome of popularity through her Booker
winning novel ‘The God of Small Things’. Roy is the
first non-expatriate Indian author and the first Indian woman
to bag this prize. Taking four-and-a-half years to write 'The
God of Small Things', replete with autobiographical elements,
she finished it in May 1996. 
