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"I am very conscious that, from the time of 'The God of Small Things' was published 10 years ago, we ..." — Arundhati Roy

I am very conscious that, from the time of 'The God of Small Things' was published 10 years ago, we are in a different world... which needs to be written about differently, and I really very much want to do that.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy Novelist • Indian
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