4.1
Romans literatuur
Winner of the 1997 Booker Prize. The richly exotic story of the childhood the twins Esthappen and Rahel craft for themselves amongst India’s vats of banana jam and mountains of peppercorns.
Here, perhaps, is the greatest Indian novel by a woman. Arundhati Roy’s ‘The God of Small Things’ is an astonishingly rich, fertile novel, teeming with life, colour, heart-stopping language, wry comedy and a hint of magical realism.
Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, Southern India, ‘The God of Small Things’ tells the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel. Amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother’s factory, they try to craft a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family – their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron, radical Marxist and bottom-pincher) and their avowed enemy Baby Kochamma (ex-nun and incumbent grand-aunt).
© 2016 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780008235819
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 15 december 2016
4.1
Romans literatuur
Winner of the 1997 Booker Prize. The richly exotic story of the childhood the twins Esthappen and Rahel craft for themselves amongst India’s vats of banana jam and mountains of peppercorns.
Here, perhaps, is the greatest Indian novel by a woman. Arundhati Roy’s ‘The God of Small Things’ is an astonishingly rich, fertile novel, teeming with life, colour, heart-stopping language, wry comedy and a hint of magical realism.
Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, Southern India, ‘The God of Small Things’ tells the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel. Amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother’s factory, they try to craft a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family – their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron, radical Marxist and bottom-pincher) and their avowed enemy Baby Kochamma (ex-nun and incumbent grand-aunt).
© 2016 Fourth Estate (Luisterboek): 9780008235819
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 15 december 2016
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Dila
17 apr 2021
Wow.. That was indeed a masterpiece! Not to mention, very well narrated too!
Joy
8 dec 2020
Wat een geweldig boek, prachtig, vreselijk en soms ontzettend grappig!
C
26 okt 2022
I loved the prose and the characters were really unique. The story was heartbreaking. The narration was great!
Marjolein
3 dec 2022
Één van de mooiste boeken die ik ooit heb gelezen. Werkelijk prachtig.
Bob
4 dec 2022
Prachtig boek. Zo happy dat ik dit mocht lezen. De stijl is zo geraffineerd, als poëzie. Verrijking van mijn leven. Misschien beste boek ooit gelezen.
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