Arundhati Roy Wins The Booker Prize for The God of Small Things (1997) | The Booker Prize

Watch the moment Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things is announced as the 1997 Booker Prize winning book

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The Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world, and has brought recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction for over five decades. Each year, the prize is awarded to what is, in the opinion of the judges, the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK and Ireland.

Previous winners include The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie, The Promise by Damon Galgut, Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, The Bone People by Keri Hulme and many more.

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[sdeb]

She lived up to her words. She took 20 years to settle down to write her second book.

[iakhan]

The book is a timeless masterpiece 💎💕📚💕💎 I don’t remember how many times I’ve read it.

[gf]

One of the most beautiful books ever written. A well crafted jewel. Her English is wondetful, orecise, creative. The structure of rhe book is so perfect.

Yes, I love this book snd have read it about 10 times.

[suyasrivastv]

The sheer rationality with which she faces the interviewer is extraordinary, it's a shame majority of Indians do not respect her because her words never suited the government's propoganda and moreover exposed its lies.

[veracious]

Arundhati Roy has written only two novels, both of these are masterpieces nodoubtly. She wrote a number of profound non fiction books. As per my knowledge, after Sir V.S Naipaul no one has received such a massive welcome from the readers in both of the genres.
Thanks a lot for uploading this clip 🙏

[whatsuptrends]

How can someone in that age be so sorted out by themselves. She is always a wonder to me.♥️♥️

[utkarshpanwar]

Thanks for uploading this gem from the past! So inspiring ✨

[NYCBG]

One of the most memorable books I have ever read.

[anupomkumarhazarika]

Roy never fails to amaze me with her words.

[syedmohammadaanasfarukh]

Finally!!!! Been looking for this footage for like years now!!

[sumanchowdhury]

Roy was so moved and emotional and she didn't really believe she could win

[meditationexplored]

Arundhati is an inspiration for many of us🇮🇳❤️She is a fighter nd will forever remain my inspiration nd role model.Love u Arundhati Roy❤️

[btsjams]

Technical problem. My wife is a teacher in a school & her colleagues are teachers.
My cousin who retired & also working r in military also likes you & your *"GOD of small things"* book on intellectual level.He's very broadminded & our guide in all problems😭.(Manoj Gajanan Rao Pande, advocate & doing allowed works.).Thanks M'am!

[Angelesangie]

Uno de los libros mas hermosos que lei, gracias Arundhati por tu belleza expuesta en palabras. Bellisima escritora

[gulrabbani]

Loads of love n regards to the most inspirational woman of my life ❤from Pakistan

[deepmondal]

Just a request, if you could upload Ismail Kadare's winning clip