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The Life of Arundhati Roy

By dthieme
  • Born in Shillong, Meghalya, India

    Born in Shillong, Meghalya, India

  • Parents divorce

    Moves in with mother and brother
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    Schooling

    attended Corpus Christi in Kottayam, Lawrence School in Lovedale, and the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi

  • In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones

    wrote and costarred in the film

  • Worked at National Institute of Urban Affairs

  • Met and Married Pradip Krishen

    Met and Married Pradip Krishen

    later divorced

  • Electric Moon

    wrote scripts for the film
  • Published "The God of Small Things"

    Published "The God of Small Things"

    winner of the Booker Prize
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    Other books

    Power Politics, The Algebra of Infinite Justice, War Talk, Public Power in the Age of Empire, Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers, Broken Republic: Three Essays, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  • Awarded Lannan Cultural Freedom Award

  • Awarded Sydney Peace Prize

    Awarded Sydney Peace Prize

  • Awarded Sahitya Akademi Award

    Awarded Sahitya Akademi Award