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"This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt."

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About Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist whose debut novel The God of Small Things won the Booker Prize in 1997. She is also known for influential political essays on globalization, democracy, and environmental justice. Her work spans fiction, nonfiction, and public advocacy.

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