11. Info on the Author

Arundhati Roy was born in Shillong, Meghalaya. In an interview the author said that she wanted to write a book that wasn't suspenseful. She wanted a story that was different than most. Instead of the book leaving you guessing the whole time, she wanted you to know the ending at the very beginning! The God of Small Things is actually the only novel she has written. The book won the "Booker Prize." 


www.BookRags.com states that Indian history and politics shape the plot and meaning of The God of Small Things in a variety of ways. Some of Roy's commentary is on the surface, with jokes and snippets of wisdom about political realities in  India. However, the novel also examines the historical roots of these realities and develops profound insights into the ways in which human desperation and desire emerge from the confines of a firmly entrenched caste society. Roy reveals a complex and longstanding class conflict in the state of Kerala, India, and she comments on its various competing forces. 

Roy's style is often political.