The God of Small Things

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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, raised by a single mother, as they navigate their childhood, the tensions in their family and the circumstances surrounding the arrival of their British cousin to Ayemenem, India, with the twins later reuniting in their thirties. 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. Upon publication, the novel became a bestseller and was the recipient of the 1997 Booker Prize. The God of Small Things is Roy's most well known work. It is considered a staple of postcolonial literature.

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