"No one can be the saviour of the world," she quips whenever she thinks I may be starting to take her too seriously. "The weirdest, wildest women I know," she declares, "are all from India." Though as yet she hasn't started writing another novel, it's a relief to find that the philosophy of "The God of Small Things" is still there, not buried under the weight of a thousand nuclear bombs or giant dams - the two can coexist.
"Rule number one," she says, "Remember this: You're just a blink in the earth woman's eye."
Vicky Allan
Article reprinted courtesy of Scotland's The Sunday Herald:
Http://www.sundayherald.com
"The Algebra Of Infinite Justice" is published by Flamingo, £8.99
Photo Credit: Indian novelist Arundhati Roy urged anti-war campaigners October 23, 2002 to use civil disobedience to oppose military action against Iraq, just as Mahatma Gandhi used it to fight for India's independence from British rule. Roy is seen leaving Delhi's Tihar prison on March 7 after serving a "symbolic" one day sentence for contempt of court. (Kamal Kishore/Reuters)
Please also see:
Oppose Iraq War Like Gandhi, Says Indian Author Roy
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1025-09.htm
and
http://website.lineone.net/~jon.simmons/roy
"Rule number one," she says, "Remember this: You're just a blink in the earth woman's eye."
Vicky Allan
Article reprinted courtesy of Scotland's The Sunday Herald:
Http://www.sundayherald.com
"The Algebra Of Infinite Justice" is published by Flamingo, £8.99
Photo Credit: Indian novelist Arundhati Roy urged anti-war campaigners October 23, 2002 to use civil disobedience to oppose military action against Iraq, just as Mahatma Gandhi used it to fight for India's independence from British rule. Roy is seen leaving Delhi's Tihar prison on March 7 after serving a "symbolic" one day sentence for contempt of court. (Kamal Kishore/Reuters)
Please also see:
Oppose Iraq War Like Gandhi, Says Indian Author Roy
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1025-09.htm
and
http://website.lineone.net/~jon.simmons/roy