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The Book Show #1536 - Arundhati Roy

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published December 26, 2017 at 3:00 PM EST
Book Cover - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Arundhati Roy published her first novel, The God of Small Things, back in 1997 and now Roy is back with a new novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.

In it, she weaves among other threads, the story of a transgender woman in Delhi and a Kashmiri freedom fighter while also shining a spotlight on modern India.

Originally aired as The Book Show #1514.
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