Arundhati Roy: Unpopular, Awarded, and Essential

Foyles bookstore has named Arundhati Roy's memoir its book of the year. This guide explores the essential works of the famous and polarizing author. Roy once said a writer's role is "to be unpopular." For nearly 30 years, her writing has lived up to that idea. She first won global fame and the Booker prize in 1997 with her novel "The God of Small Things." Since then, her fiction and non-fiction have made her a major critic of the Indian government and Hindu nationalism. In 2024, she won the PEN Pinter prize for her fearless writing. Her new memoir, "Mother Mary Comes To Me," explores her relationship with her mother. After being named Foyles' top book, it was also shortlisted for Waterstones book of the year. Here is a guide to Roy's most important works.