God of Micro-Things

Author: Arundhati Roy (India)
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Through the sensitive mind of a woman and the clear gaze of a child, The God of Small Things observes the religion, society, and history of a small village in South India. It is filled with profound, ancient sorrow, yet not a single tear is shed. For the women and children of Kerala have long run out of tears, leaving only a hint of desolation in their lives—helpless irony, mocking the arrogant men lost in the caste system [Dark Heart]. But they also mock themselves, for apart from self-mockery, there is little they can do. It is a novel that makes one want to cry without tears.