The God Of Small Things

Download or read book The God of Small Things written by Arundhati Roy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, this is the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel who try to craft a childhood for themselves amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother's factory.

Download or read book The God of Small Things written by K. V. Surendran and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2000 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The God of Small Things written by Arundhati Roy and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things written by Alex Tickell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On publication Arundhati Roy's first novel The God of Small Things (1997) rapidly became an international bestseller, winning the Booker Prize and creating a new space for Indian literature and culture within the arts, even as it courted controversy and divided critical opinion. This guide to Roy’s ground-breaking novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of The God of Small Things a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a selection of new essays and reprinted critical essays by Padmini Mongia, Aijaz Ahmad, Brinda Bose, Anna Clarke, Émilienne Baneth-Nouailhetas and Alex Tickell on The God of Small Things, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of The God of Small Things and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Roy's text.

Download or read book Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things written by Amar Nath Prasad and published by Sarup & Sons. This book was released on 2004 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Critical Studies of Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things written by Jaydipsinh Dodiya and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book A Feministic Analysis of The God of Small Things written by Altaf Ahmad Ganaie and published by Educreation Publishing. This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the position of womenfolk in India. It presents before us the constant struggle of women against their incessant exploitation, torture and struggle which they undergo because of the male dominated conservative society. In the novel The God of Small Things, there are three generations of women. Each of them was born and raised under different circumstances. Starting from the oldest generation,there is Mammachi,then the generation of Ammu, and the youngest generation is Rahel.