Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy

Indian author and activist (born 1961)

64 years oldSagittariusIndia

Biography

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.

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Career highlights

Notable works

  • The God of Small Things

Family

Parents
Ranjit RoyMary Roy

Awards & honours (9)

  • Norman Mailer Prize
  • Sydney Peace Prize
  • Booker Prize
  • National Film Award for Best Screenplay
  • Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
  • Sahitya Akademi Award in English
  • Time 100
  • Orwell Award
  • Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon

Quick answers about Arundhati Roy

How old is Arundhati Roy?
Arundhati Roy is 64 years old (born November 24, 1961).
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Arundhati Roy was born on November 24, 1961.
Where was Arundhati Roy born?
Arundhati Roy was born in Shillong.
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Arundhati Roy's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
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Arundhati Roy is a citizen of India.
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Arundhati Roy is known as novelist, writer, screenwriter, essayist.
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According to Wikidata, Arundhati Roy's spouse is or was Pradip Krishen.

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