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Also Known As Suzanna Arundhati Roy
Born November 24, 1961 (age 64) ā€¢ Bengal ā€¢ India
Awards And Honors Booker Prize (1997)
Notable Works ā€œThe Algebra of Infinite Justiceā€ ā€¢ ā€œAzadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fictionā€ ā€¢ ā€œBroken Republic: Three Essaysā€ ā€¢ ā€œCapitalism: A Ghost Storyā€ ā€¢ ā€œField Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppersā€ ā€¢ ā€œPower Politicsā€ ā€¢ ā€œPublic Power in the Age of Empireā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe God of Small Thingsā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Ministry of Utmost Happinessā€ ā€¢ ā€œWar Talkā€

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