“And the air was full of Thoughts and Things to Say.
Ammu retreats with her children to the family estate, doomed to live a miserable life as an outcast. He turned out to be an alcoholic and they divorced within two years, although not before giving birth to fraternal twins Esthappen (Estha) a boy and Rahel a girl. Her family belonged to the Touchable caste and, while tolerable of others, desired that their daughter married someone from a family like theirs. They make people love you a little less.”Īmmukutty Kochamma, the daughter of a respected entomologist and classical violin player, desired an education rather than an arranged marriage. A powerful novel filled with luscious prose and a heart rending story, Roy reveals to her readers an India hanging onto to the traditions of the past with a slight glimpse of her future. In this light, Arundhati Roy brings us her masterful first novel The God of Small Things which won the Man Booker Prize in 1997. It is 1969 and India although having achieved independence twenty years earlier is still mired in its caste system. The heat-aching story of two innocent young children will surely keep you hooked till the end and leave you searching for more. The darker undertones in the life of twins get more evident, as secrets, bitterness and lies destroy their world.
Though the novel begins with Esthappen and Rahel, most of its part holds wider stories of the political events shaping the state, their parents and relatives. Their less than perfect life gets infected by unexpected events. This was Arundhati Roy’s debut novel, in which she throws light on certain facets of life in Kerala, highlighting issues of caste system, Keralite Syrian Christian lifestyle and communism.Įsthappen and Rahel at a very young age come to learn about horrifying truth of life, as they are being tortured and blamed for every misfortune. Theme: Family and Social Obligation, Indian Politics, Society and Class, Change Vs Preservationīooker Prize winner ‘God of Small Things’ is a story about two children, Esthappen and Rahel. Major Characters: Rahel Ipe, Esthappen Yako Ipe (Estha), Ammu, Navomi Ipe (Baby Kochamma), Chacko Ipe, Velutha, Shri Benaan John Ipe (Pappachi)
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