num_pages: 321
description: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER#1 CANADIAN BESTSELLER#1 UK BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARThe international publishing sensation of 1997 -- translated into 18 languages -- a magical, sophisticated tour de force now available in a stunning Vintage Canada edition.The God of Small Things heralds a voice so powerful and original that it burns itself into the reader's memory. Set mainly in Kerala, India, in 1969, it is the story of Rahel and her twin brother Estha, who learn that their whole world can change in a single day, that love and life can be lost in a moment. Armed only with the invincible innocence of children, they seek to craft a childhood for themselves amid the wreckage that constitutes their family. Sweet and heartbreaking, ribald and profound, this is a novel to set beside those of Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
language: English
title: The God of Small Things
titlecomplete: The God of Small Things
characters: Ammu, Mammachi, Chacko, Estha, Baby Kochamma, Velutha, Rahel
genres: Fiction, Indian Literature, Asia, India, Literature, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 289709
places: South Asia, Aymanam, Kerala, India
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Random House Canada