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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
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  • Arundhati Roy
    Arundhati Roy
    / Novels

    In 2017 Roy published The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, her first novel in 20 years. The anachronistic narrative weaves together the personal stories of a motley crew of characters led by Anjum, a transgender woman, and S. Tilottama, an insurgent in Kashmir, where the conflict is seen by some…

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    In 2017 Roy published The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, her first novel in 20 years. The anachronistic narrative weaves together the personal stories of a motley crew of characters led by Anjum, a transgender woman, and S. Tilottama, an insurgent in Kashmir, where the conflict is seen by some…

    Read More