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“Novels are such mysterious and amorphous and tender things. And here we are with our crash helmets on, with concertina wire all around us.”

Quote by Arundhati Roy

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Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her novel 'The God of Small Things', which won the Booker Prize in 1997. Her works often explore social and political issues such as class, race, and gender. more

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