Arundhati Roy
Top 10 mirrored lives in fiction
From Oscar Wilde to Daisy Johnson, parallel lives – and what they say about choices and circumstance – have long been a source of fascination and inspiration for novelists
Alex Hyde
23, Mar, 2022 @3:37 PM
Indian authors speak out over plan to reissue Narendra Modi exam book
Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy attack Penguin Random House India for putting out book by a prime minister they say has mishandled Covid and persecuted writers
Alison Flood
20, May, 2021 @12:53 PM
Azadi by Arundhati Roy review – at her passionate best
The author tackles Kashmir, Hindu nationalism and the dangers of being outspoken in this startling collection of essays
Ashish Ghadiali
19, Oct, 2020 @6:00 AM
10 of the best books set in India – that will take you there
Tired of narratives that obsess over spices, colours and cows on the road? These books, all by Indian writers, paint realistic pictures of the country’s geographical, cultural and political landscapes
Monisha Rajesh
16, Jun, 2020 @5:30 AM
Chigozie Obioma: ‘I would rush to the library in my lunch break to read the Odyssey’
The Booker prize nominated novelist on the King James Bible and finding comfort in books about birds
Chigozie Obioma
30, Aug, 2019 @8:58 AM
My Seditious Heart by Arundhati Roy review – powerful, damning essays
The Booker-winning Indian author casts an exacting eye over inequality, gender politics and imperialism
Bidisha
16, Jun, 2019 @6:00 AM
Arundhati Roy: 'I don't want to become an interpreter of the east to the west'
After The God of Small Things made her a global star, the novelist turned to political writing and activism. Gary Younge finds out why
Gary Younge
31, May, 2019 @10:59 AM
Atwood and Roy back call to include women in Afghan peace talks
Writers and activists back claims female voices are being ignored in strife-torn country
Caroline Davies
26, Feb, 2019 @12:53 PM
Amid arrests and killings, Bangladesh and India must fight censorship | Arundhati Roy
On PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer, the Indian novelist addresses photographer Shahidul Alam, charged with criticising Bangladesh on Facebook
Arundhati Roy
15, Nov, 2018 @1:05 PM
Arundhati Roy: ‘The point of the writer is to be unpopular’
The acclaimed author answers questions from our readers and famous fans on the state of modern India, the threat of AI, and why sometimes only fiction can fully address the world
Tim Lewis
17, Jun, 2018 @8:00 AM
Send us your questions for Arundhati Roy…
Got something to ask the Booker prize winner and activist? Now is your chance, on the paperback publication of her follow-up to The God of Small Things
The Observer
20, May, 2018 @8:00 AM
Taiye Selasi: 'I'm ashamed not to have read The Color Purple'
The author recalls being inspired by Arundhati Roy, rereading Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being and why no book is overrated
Taiye Selasi
18, May, 2018 @9:00 AM
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