Arundhati Roy: Biography, Facts and Career
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Suzanna Arundhati Roy (Bengali pronunciation: [orundʱoti rae̯]; born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the biggest-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes. She was the winner of the 2024 PEN Pinter Prize, given by English PEN, and she named imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah as the "Writer of Courage" with whom she chose to share the award.
Quick facts about Arundhati Roy
- Full name: Arundhati Roy
- Born: 1961-11-24
- Nationality: India
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q212801
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Who is Arundhati Roy?
Suzanna Arundhati Roy (Bengali pronunciation: [orundʱoti rae̯]; born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the biggest-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author.
What nationality is Arundhati Roy?
Arundhati Roy is India.
When was Arundhati Roy born?
Arundhati Roy was born on 1961-11-24.
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