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The god of small things / Arundhati Roy.
Set mainly in Kerala, India, in 1969, The God of Small Things is the story of Rahel and her twin brother Estha, who learn that their whole world can change in a single day, that love and life can be lost in a moment. Armed only with the invincible innocence of children, they seek to craft a childhood for themselves amid the wreckage that constitutes their family.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780679309413 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780679457312
- ISBN: 9780679308508 :
- ISBN: 0679309411 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 0679457313
- ISBN: 0679308504 :
- Physical Description: 321 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st Canadian ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : Random House of Canada, c1997.
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Winner of the Man Booker Prize, 1997. |
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| Subject: | Social classes > India > Fiction. Twins > Fiction. Twins > Fiction. Innocence (Psychology) > Fiction. Social classes > India > Fiction. India > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Indic fiction. Psychological fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | India - fiction |
Available copies
- 19 of 21 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Grand Forks and District Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks | FIC ROY (Text) | 35142002305653 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Random House, Inc.
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. - Random House, Inc.
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