Arundhati Roy — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things.
Winner of the 2024 PEN Pinter Prize, given by English PEN.
Author of The God of Small Things (1997), which became the biggest-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author.
Known as a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes.
Wrote screenplays for films including In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) and Electric Moon (1992).
Studied architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi.

Biography

Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and political activist, widely recognized for her literary work and advocacy. She gained international fame with her novel, The God of Small Things (1997), which earned her the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the biggest-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. In 2024, she was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize by English PEN, where she named Alaa Abd El-Fattah as the 'Writer of Courage' to share the award.