Roy, Arundhati

The god of small things by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
198 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in 37 languages and held by 4,126 libraries worldwide
The story of an Indian family during the 1969 Communist disturbances in Kerala province. It is told through the eyes of a boy and his sister who are the children of a rich rubber planter. Politics, family drama, illicit love. A debut in fiction.

An ordinary person's guide to empire by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
17 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 928 libraries worldwide
Collected speeches and essays.

War talk by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
5 editions published in 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 910 libraries worldwide
"Roy's new essay collection, War Talk, highlights the global rise of militarism and religious and racial violence. Against the backdrop of nuclear brinkmanship between India and Pakistan, the horrific massacre of Muslims in Gujarat, and U.S. demands for an ever-expanding war on terror, she calls into question the equation of nation and ethnicity."--BOOK JACKET.

The cost of living by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
14 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in 6 languages and held by 827 libraries worldwide
Describes how India's ambitious dam projects created suffering along with modernization.

Power politics by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
9 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and Tamil and held by 782 libraries worldwide
The acclaimed novelist criticizes globalization, particularly as it manifests in Indian dam construction, and challenges the idea that only "experts" can criticize social and economic policy.

The checkbook and the cruise missile : conversations with Arundhati Roy by David Barsamian ( Book )
7 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 476 libraries worldwide
"This dynamic series of interviews captures four long conversations between two passionate and witty thinkers: Arundhati Roy, renowned author of the novel The God of Small Things, and David Barsamian, cutting edge radio producer. Beginning in February 2001, the talks presage the September 2001 attack and trace the subsequent War on Terror to the invasion and occupation of Iraq." "Arundhati Roy eloquently represents the thoughts of people worldwide who are coming to know the United States through the machinations of multinational corporations and the military. The many Americans who wondered 'why do they hate us' after 9/11 have no better source than Roy for the complex answers to that question." --Book Jacket.

Field notes on democracy : listening to grasshoppers by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
7 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 434 libraries worldwide
With anger and compassion, Arundhati Roy's new book maps India's turbulent present and possible futures.

The algebra of infinite justice by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
22 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 8 languages and held by 294 libraries worldwide
Collection of essays on several perspectives of global and local concerns, among them one being the abuse of nuclear bomb showoffs.

Drowned out ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 245 libraries worldwide
The people of Jalsindhi in central India must make a decision fast. In the next few weeks, their village will disappear underwater as the giant Narmada Dam fills. Author Arundhati Roy joins the fight against the dam and asks difficult questions: will the water go to poor farmers or to rich industrialists? What happened to the 16 million people displaced by fifty years of dam building? Follows the Jalsindhi villagers through hunger strikes, rallies, police brutality and a six year Supreme Court case. It stays with them as the dam fills and the river starts to rise.

Public power in the age of empire by Arundhati Roy ( Book )
4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 203 libraries worldwide
Arundhati Roy discusses concerns including globalization, U.S. foreign policy, terrorism, and non-violent resistance to injustice.