Arundhati Roy fictionalized much of her childhood in her Booker Prize-winning debut The God of Small Things (1997). What points of connection can you find between the novel and her memoir? How does her fictionalized approach to the subject matter in the novel compare to her approach in the memoir?

Consider the author’s non-traditional path towards becoming a writer. How does the memoir reflect the importance of writing and storytelling more generally, on both a personal and societal level?

Consider the author’s non-traditional path towards becoming a writer. How does the memoir reflect the importance of writing and storytelling more generally, on both a personal and societal level?