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Description |
xii, 321 pages ; 22 cm
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Summary |
The story of an Indian family during the 1969 Communist disturbances in Kerala province. It is told through the eyes of a boy and his sister who are the children of a rich rubber planter. Politics, family drama, illicit love. A debut in fiction.
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Contents |
Paradise pickles and preserves -- Pappachi's moth -- Big man the Laltain, small man the Mombatti -- Abhilash talkies -- God's own country -- Cochin kangaroos -- Wisdom exercise notebooks -- Welcome home, our Sophie Mol -- Mrs. Pillai, Mrs. Eapen, Mrs. Rajagopalan -- River in the boat -- God of small things -- Kochu Thomban -- Pessismist and the optimist -- Work is a struggle -- Crossing -- Few hours later -- Cochin harbor terminus -- History house -- Saving Ammu -- Madras mail -- Cost of living.
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Awards |
Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 1997
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Online version: Roy, Arundhati. God of small things. New York : Random House, ©1997 (OCoLC)638870614
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ISBN |
0679457313
9780679457312 (acid-free paper)
0006550681 (pbk.)
9780006550686 (pbk.)
0002255863 (hbk.)
9780002255868 (hbk.)
0006551092 (pbk.)
9780006551096 (pbk.)
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