Indian author and activist Arundhati Roy, renowned for her Booker Prize-winning novel “The God of Small Things”, has shared a heartfelt message for the team at Drik.
Roy’s case risks showcasing all the most unattractive features of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
This award is meant to be shared with a Writer of Courage, which PEN describes as a ‘writer who is active in defence of freedom of expression, often at great risk to their own safety and liberty’
When a dear friend recommended The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, it took me one page to grow up.
How do you pack 25 years of your life in two suitcases?
As a reader, this classic novel will always remain in my heart as a symbol of courage, love, loss and above all, a symbol of enchantment.
As I have grown older, my mind is calmer but it’s a void now, empty of any voice.
"Ultimately, in the long run, whether we win or lose, we are not going to be on their side. So we might as well do what we have to do as well as we can."
When Arundhati Roy finally entered the halls at Midas Centre yesterday evening, cheers erupted amidst the waiting audience, accompanied by sighs of relief -- “so, it's finally happening!” one said to the other.
Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy and three other acclaimed authors have for the second time urged the Bangladesh government to release noted photographer Shahidul Alam.
Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God of Small Things" propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of injustice in her native India.
