New Releases by Arundhati Roy

This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India. It looks closely at how religious majoritarianism, cultural nationalism and neo-fascism simmer just under the surface of a country that projects itself as the world''s largest democracy.

Collection of essays on several perspectives of global and local concerns, among them one being the abuse of nuclear bomb showoffs.

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An affluent Indian family is forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness “[The God of Small Things] offers such magic, mystery, and sadness that, literally, this reader turned the last page and decided to reread it. Immediately. It’s that haunting.”—USA Today Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s modern classic is equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama. The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated.

Essays, talk and interviews of the Indian author and political activist, Arundhatī Rāẏa [1961-]; introduction and note on the Bengali translation by Sandīpana Bhaṭṭacārẏā on behalf of Manaphakira.

Collected speeches and essays.

A skillful interviewer can reveal aspects of a writer''s voice in simple yet telling ways. As a novelist, Arundhati Roy is known for her lush language and intricate structure. As a political essayist, her prose is searching and fierce. All of these qualities shine through in the interviews collected by David Barsamian for Globalizing Dissent: Converations with Arundhati Roy. New and devoted readers will find that these exchanges, recorded between 2001 and 2003, add to their appreciation of Roy''s previous work. Whether discussing her childhood or the problems of translation in a multilingual society, Roy and Barsamian, the producer and host of Alternative Radio, engage in a lively and accessible manner. Speaking candidly and casually, Roy describes her participation in a demonstration against the Indian dam program as, "absolutely fantastic." She jokes that her Supreme Court charge for "corrupting public morality"--in the case of her novel The God of Small Things--should have been changed to "further corrupting public morality." She calls on her training as an architect to explain what she means by the "physics of power." Like a house of cards, she argues that "unfettered power . . . cannot go berserk like this and expect to hold it all together." Roy has been acclaimed for her courage (Salman Rushdie) and her eloquence (Kirkus Reviews), and her writing has been described as "a banquet for the senses" (Newsweek). She has found a readership among fiction enthusiasts and political activists. Globalizing Dissent captures Roy speaking one-on-one to her audience, revealing her intense and wide-ranging intellect, her very personal voice, and her opinion on momentous political events. Arundhati Roy''s novel The God of Small Things was awarded the Booker Prize in 1997. She is the recipient of the 2002 Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom.

Essays. Samlingen inneholder tekster og taler med et globalt perspektiv, skrevet fra 1998 til 2004. Arundhati Roy beskriver verdens tilstand og tar tak i og utreder hva som må gjøres. Budskapet er at vi helt og fullt må leve i denne verden, sånn som den faktisk er, og vi må nærme oss og lytte til dem som synes verden er blitt uutholdelig. John Berger har skrevet et forord til en engelsk utgave som også er med i denne utgaven. Arundhati Roy er kjent for mange norske lesere for ?Guden for de små ting? (1997).

Essays.

A Few Weeks After India Detonated A Thermonuclear Device In 1998, Arundhati Roy Wrote The End Of Imagination . The Essay Attracted Worldwide Attention As The Voice Of A Brilliant Indian Writer Speaking Out With Clarity And Conscience Against Nuclear Weapons. Over The Next Three And A Half Years, She Wrote A Series Of Political Essays On A Diverse Range Of Momentous Subjects: From The Illusory Benefits Of Big Dams, To The Downside Of Corporate Globalization And The Us Government S War Against Terror. First Published In 2001, The Algebra Of Infinite Justice Brings Together All Of Arundhati Roy S Political Writings So Far. This Revised Paperback Edition Includes Two New Essays, Written In Early 2002: Democracy: Who S She When She S At Home , That Examines The Horrific Communal Violence In Gujarat, And War Talk: Summer Games With Nuclear Bombs , About The Threat Of Nuclear War In The Subcontinent.

The internationally acclaimed author of "The God of Small Things" explores the politics of writing and the human and environmental price of "development".

Article on Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project.

Dans le premier des deux essais polémiques qui composent cet ouvrage, Arundhati Roy fait le point sur la politique indienne des grands barrages, avec leurs effets néfastes tant sur les populations que sur l''environnement. Dans le second, elle analyse les causes et les conséquences de l''accession de l''Inde au rang de puissance nucléaire. Des pages qui révèlent son tempérament passionné et sa fougue de pamphlétaire. Comme dans Le Dieu des Petits Riens, Arundhati Roy se fait le défenseur des humbles et des démunis. Elle trouve des accents convaincants pour fustiger la cupidité, la bêtise ou l''inconscience, attaque le cynisme du gouvernement indien aussi bien que l''hypocrisie des Occidentaux, dénonce partout la corruption. Un plaidoyer auquel on ne peut rester indifférent.

"Levekostnader" samler to skarpe og engasjerte essays . Arundhati Roy, som vant lesere og kritikere verden over med debutromanen "Guden for små ting", sikter rett mot indiske myndigheters farlige politikk når det gjelder atomvåpen og kraftutbygging. Hun argumenterer med stor kunnskap og høy temperatur, og samtidig prinsipielt. I Essayet "Vårt store, felles mål" går hun sterkt ut mot planleggingen av det overdimensjonerte damanlegget Sardar Sarovar. Hun påviser hvordan slik utbygging alltid har rammet fattigfolk, der millioner er fordrevet og har mistet sine hjem. De blir flyktninger i en ikke-erklært krig. I "Hinsides det begripelige" angriper Roy Indiske myndigheter for atomprøvespregningene høsten 1998 i konflikten med Pakistan, som hun ser som de verste utslag av nasjonalisme og sjåvinisme. Det er en rasende protest og et oppgjør med all passivitet og apati.

Explores the tragic fate of a family which ''tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how''. They are an eclectic mix: grandmother Mammachi; her spoilt Anglophile son, Chacko; her daughter Ammu; Ammu''s inseparable twins Estha and Rahel; and Baby Kochamma, grand aunt, determined to spread the bitter seeds of her early disappointment in love.

1960''lı yılların siyasi çalkantılarında sarsılan Hindistan''da, sevimli bir ailenin durumunu konu alan toplumsal bir roman