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Arundhati Roy
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1961– · Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

Also known as: Suzanna Arundhati Roy, Арундати Рой, أرونداتي روي, 아룬다티 로이, アルンダティ・ロイ, 阿蘭達蒂·羅伊

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Known works

  • An ordinary person's guide to empire
  • The God of Small Things (1997)
  • The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
  • Field Notes on Democracy
  • The cost of living