New Releases by Arundhati Roy

Uno de los grandes fenómenos editoriales de las últimas décadas. Un debut que ganó el Booker, traducido a más de cuarenta idiomas y con ocho millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. «Una magia y una calidez que no he vuelto a encontrar en ningún libro». Laura Ferrero, ABC Cultural «La calidad del libro de Arundhati Roy es tan extraordinaria al mismo tiempo tan intenso moralmente y de tal riqueza imaginativa que el lector permanece total y absolutamente atrapado hasta el final». The New York Times Book Review Debut de una desconocida Arundhati Roy en el año 1997, El dios de las pequeñas cosas ha sido uno de los grandes fenómenos editoriales de las últimas décadas. Ganador del Premio Booker y traducido a más de cuarenta lenguas, es ya un clásico contemporáneo con ocho millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Estha y Rahel, dos gemelos del sur de la India, descubren muy pronto que el amor —como las leyes que rigen sus vidas— tiene límites inquebrantables. La visita de su prima Sophie, el regreso de su madre y un gesto fuera de lugar desencadenan una serie de acontecimientos cuyos ecos resuenan años después transformando para siempre su mundo. Esta saga familiar comparada con obras de Gabriel García Márquez y de Salman Rusdie es mucho más que el retrato de una familia. Es una joya narrativa sobre el deseo y la pérdida, la infancia y sus fracturas, el amor y la justicia. Una novela llena de belleza sobre las decisiones que cambian una vida entera. La crítica ha dicho: « El dios de las pequeñas cosas está empapado de colores y sensaciones, ensartadas con las descripciones de un país lleno de matices y marcado por el machismo de la sociedad». Belen Ginart, El País «Una trama compleja y ambiciosa, impulsada por una prosa barroca y exuberante». Rafael Narbona, El Cultural «La calidad del libro de Arundhati Roy es tan extraordinaria al mismo tiempo tan intenso moralmente y de tal riqueza imaginativa que el lector permanece total y absolutamente atrapado hasta el final». The New York Times Book Review «Un libro que nos acerca al terror y la belleza y nos proporciona una omnisciente visión de la India moderna... Una novela de verdadera ambición debe crear su propio lenguaje y ésta lo hace. Un debut deslumbrante». John Updike «Roy —referente para intelectuales occidentales como Judith Butler o Naomi Klein— encarna la figura de la intelectual radical, a la vez global y muy arraigada en la India, su civilización y su universo de referencias». Marc Bassets, El País

''De vertelstem van Roy is zo uitzonderlijk, moreel indringend en rijk aan verbeelding tegelijk, dat je van begin tot eind betoverd blijft.'' The New York Times Arundhati Roy''s debuutroman De God van Kleine Dingen is een moderne klassieker, die wel wordt vergeleken met het werk van Faulkner en Dickens. Deze wereldwijd geliefde roman is een aangrijpend familierelaas, een geheime liefdesgeschiedenis en een politiek drama tegelijk. Het boek vertelt het verhaal van een welgestelde Indiase familie, voorgoed getekend door één noodlottige dag in 1969. De komst van hun beeldschone nichtje Sophie zet de wereld van de zevenjarige tweeling Estha en Rahel volledig op zijn kop. Wat volgt is een reeks van verboden verlangens en tragische gebeurtenissen – zowel toevallig als doelbewust – die de ''grote dingen die onuitgesproken blijven'' blootleggen in een land dat gevaarlijk snel richting onrust afglijdt. ''Een echt ambitieuze roman moet zijn eigen taal uitvinden, en dat doet deze.'' John Updike, The New Yorker ''''Een epische roman.'' NRC ''Een droomdebuut.'' Trouw

Named One of The New York Times Book Review’s Top Ten Books of the Year Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Nominated for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction One of the best-reviewed books of the year, a raw and deeply moving memoir that “pulses with compassion and moral outrage” (The Wall Street Journal) from the legendary author of The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness that traces her complex relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, a fierce and formidable force who shaped Arundhati’s life both as a woman and a writer. “Heart-smashed” by the death of the mother she ran from at age eighteen and shaken by the intensity of her response, Arundhati Roy began this remarkable memoir—a soaring account, both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is: shaped by circumstance but above all by her relationship to her extraordinary, singular mother Mary, who she describes as “my shelter and my storm.” With the scale, sweep, and depth of her novels, and the passion, political clarity, and warmth of her essays, Mother Mary Comes to Me is an ode to freedom, a tribute to thorny love and savage grace—a memoir like no other.

A revelatory and wide-ranging series of interviews with award-winning writer Arundhati Roy, touching on US empire, Indian nationalism, a writer’s work, and more. As a novelist, Arundhati Roy is known for her lush language and intricate structure. As a political essayist, her prose is searching and fierce. All of these qualities shine through in the interviews collected here by David Barsamian. This newly reissued and expanded edition, featuring interviews from 2001 to 2022 and a moving foreword by Naomi Klein, explores Roy’s evolving political thought and commitments across the tumultuous twenty-first entry. The Architecture of Modern Empire is a searing reckoning with the mechanics of power, in all its forms, and the role of imagination and creative expression in envisioning a radically different world.

IN THIS SERIES OF ELECTRIFYING ESSAYS, ARUNDHATI ROY CHALLENGES US TO REFLECT ON THE MEANING OF FREEDOM IN A WORLD OF GROWING AUTHORITARIANISM. THE ESSAYS INCLUDE MEDITATIONS ON LANGUAGE, PUBLIC AS WELL AS PRIVATE, AND ON THE ROLE OF FICTION AND ALTERNATIVE IMAGINATIONS IN THESE DISTURBING TIMES. THE PANDEMIC, ROY SAYS, IS A PORTAL BETWEEN ONE WORLD AND ANOTHER. FOR ALL THE ILLNESS AND DEVASTATION IT HAS LEFT IN ITS WAKE, IT IS AN INVITATION TO THE HUMAN RACE, AN OPPORTUNITY, TO IMAGINE ANOTHER WORLD. डोळ्यांत अंजन घालणाऱ्या या निबंधांमधून अरुंधती रॉय अधिकारशाही वृद्धिंगत होत असलेल्या या जगात स्वातंत्र्याचा अर्थ चाचपून पाहण्यासाठी आपल्याला उद्युक्त करतात. या निबंधांमध्ये सार्वजनिक तसेच खासगी भाषा आणि या अस्वस्थ कालखंडात फिक्शनसह इतर पर्यायी कल्पनांची नेमकी कोणती भूमिका असावी, याविषयीच्या चिंतनाचा समावेश आहे. रॉय म्हणतात, की ही जागतिक साथ म्हणजे दोन जगांच्या दरम्यान असलेले एक प्रवेशद्वार आहे. या साथीमुळे आरोग्याची आणि इतरही अपरिमित हानी झालेली असली, तरी तिने मनुष्यजातीला एक सुवर्णसंधी उपलब्ध करून दिली आहे. नव्या जगाची कल्पना करण्याचे आपल्या सगळ्यांना मिळालेले हे निमंत्रण आहे.

Inspired by Mao''s Little Red Book, the new Expanded Edition of The Proletarian''s Pocketbook comes full of quotes to inspire and teach the science of revolution to the oppressed and working people of the world, building a path towards liberation, socialism and justice. With teachings from more than 100 oppressed, colonized, exploited, successful and working revolutionaries from around our Earth, the Expanded Edition is bound to inspire the revolutionary spirit inside you and your comrades to educate, organize, and build the revolution! This new edition comes with even more quotes, more revolutionaries cited, a reading recommendation page, and a handful of posters and charts. All Power to the People, We''ve Got a World to Win! Full list of authors: Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin Mumia Abu-Jamal Sundiata Acoli John Africa Samir Amin Kuwasi Balagoon James Baldwin Toni Cade Bambara Willie Baptist Amiri Baraka Maurice Bishop James and Grace Lee Boggs Bertolt Brecht Safiya Bukhari Amilcar Cabral Berta Caceres Fidel Castro Aimé Césaire Combahee River Collective Angela Davis Dialego Dimitrov DMX Frederick Douglass W.E.B. Du Bois Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Friedrich Engels Zhou Enlai Frantz Fanon Kiran Fatima Silvia Federici Les Feinberg Clara Fraser Paulo Freire Anuradha Ghandy Nikki Giovanni Antonio Gramsci Che Guevara Fred Hampton Kathleen Hanna Harry Haywood Ho Chi Min bell hooks Enver Hoxha Dolores Ibarruri Kim Il-Sung George Jackson Jonathan Jackson Marsha P. Johnson Claudia Jones Frida Kahlo Ghasson Kanafani Leila Khaled Martin Luther King, Jr. Alexandra Kollantai L.A. Research Group Vladimir Lenin Audre Lorde Rosa Luxemburg Nelson Mandela Mao Tse-Tung Manning Marable Sub Marcos José Mariátegui Carlos Marighella Bob Marley Karl Marx Charu Mazumdar Chico Mendes Evo Morales Toni Morrison Fred Moten Huey P. Newton Kwame Nkrumah Julius Nyerere Nyurba Lola Olufemi Michael Parenti Leonard Peltier Rashid The Red Nation Paul Robeson Walter Rodney Arundhati Roy J. Sakai Thomas Sankara Lucia Sánchez Saornil Bobby Seale Chief Seattle Assata Shakur Tupac Shakur Nina Simone Bhagat Singh Joseph Stalin Sukarno Doris Tijeriino Sèkou Tourè Kwame Ture Dhoruba Bin Wahad Harsha Walia Lilla Watson Malcolm X Xi Jinping Malala Yousafzai

Azadi signifie "liberté" en ourdou. Il s''agit, à l''origine, d''un cri de ralliement cachemiri contre le gouvernement indien qui a été repris par le peuple lui-même pour protester contre ses dirigeants. Dans ce recueil d''essais brûlants d''actualité, Arundhati Roy nous met au défi de réfléchir sur le sens de la liberté dans un monde où l''autoritarisme va croissant. À travers ces textes, et ces temps troublés, elle explore l''importance du langage, le rôle de la fiction et de l''imagination, ainsi que les répercussions de la crise sanitaire sur la société indienne. Pour Arundhati Roy, la pandémie que nous traversons fait figure de portail entre un monde et un autre. En dépit de la maladie et de la dévastation qu''elle produit dans son sillage, elle représente peut-être aussi une chance pour l''humanité d''inventer un monde différent.

आज़ादी—कश्मीर में आज़ादी के संघर्ष का नारा है, जिससे कश्मीरी उस चीज़ की मुख़ालफ़त करते हैं जिसे वे भारतीय क़ब्ज़े के रूप में देखते हैं। विडम्बना ही है कि यह भारत की सड़कों पर हिन्दू राष्ट्रवाद की परियोजना की मुख़ालफ़त करनेवाले लाखों अवाम का नारा भी बन गया। आज़ादी की इन दोनों पुकारों के बीच क्या है–क्या यह एक दरार है या एक पुल है? इस सवाल के जवाब पर ग़ौर करने का वक़्त अभी आया ही था कि सड़कें ख़ामोश हो गईं। सिर्फ़ भारत ही नहीं, पूरी दुनिया की सड़कें। कोविड–19 के साथ आई आज़ादी की एक और समझ, जो कहीं ख़ौफ़नाक थी। इसने मुल्कों के बीच सरहदों को बेमानी बना दिया, सारी की सारी आबादियों को क़ैद कर दिया और आधुनिक दुनिया को इस तरह ठहराव पर ला दिया जैसा कभी नहीं देखा गया था। रोमांचित कर देनेवाले इन लेखों में अरुंधति रॉय एक चुनौती देती हैं कि हम दुनिया में बढ़ती जा रही तानाशाही के दौर में आज़ादी के मायनों पर ग़ौर करें। इन लेखों में, हमारे बेचैन कर देनेवाले इस वक़्त में निजी और सार्वजनिक ज़ुबानों पर बात की गई है, बात की गई है क़िस्सागोई और नए सपनों की ज़रूरत की। रॉय के मुताबिक़, महामारी एक नई दुनिया की दहलीज़ है। जहाँ आज यह महामारी बीमारियाँ और तबाही लेकर आई है, वहीं यह एक नई क़िस्म की इंसानियत के लिए दावत भी है। यह एक मौक़ा है कि हम एक नई दुनिया का सपना देख सकें।

On October 7th 2001, US-led forces invaded Afghanistan, marking the start of George Bush and Tony Blair's "War on Terror." Six years on, where have the policies of Bush and Blair left us? Bringing together some of the finest contemporary writers, this wide-ranging anthology, from reportage and "faction" to fiction, explores the impact of this "long war" throughout the world, from Palestine to Iraq, Abu Ghraib, the curtailment of civil liberties and manipulation of public opinion. Published in conjunction with Stop the War coalition and United for Peace and Justice, War With No End provides an urgent, necessary reflection on the causes and consequences of the ideological War on Terror.

Brings together five of Arundhati Roy's acclaimed books of essays into one comprehensive volume for the first time.

Two decades of commentary by the New York Times–bestselling author: "An electrifying political essayist . . . uplifting . . . galvanizing." — Booklist From the Booker Prize-winning author of such works as The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, My Seditious Heart collects nonfiction spanning over twenty years and chronicles a battle for justice, rights, and freedoms in an increasingly hostile world. Taken together, these essays are told in a voice of unique spirit, marked by compassion, clarity, and courage. Radical and superbly readable, they speak always in defense of the collective, of the individual, and of the land, in the face of the destructive logic of financial, social, religious, military, and governmental elites. "Her lucid and probing essays offer sharp insights on a range of matters, from crony capitalism and environmental depredation to the perils of nationalism and, in her most recent work, the insidiousness of the Hindu caste system. In an age of intellectual logrolling and mass-manufactured infotainment, she continues to offer bracing ways of seeing, thinking and feeling." —Pankaj Mishra, Time Magazine Praise for Arundhati Roy: "Arundhati Roy combines her brilliant style as a novelist with her powerful commitment to social justice in producing these eloquent, penetrating essays." —Howard Zinn "One of the most confident and original thinkers of our time." —Naomi Klein "The scale of what Roy surveys is staggering. Her pointed indictment is devastating." — The New York Times Book Review

Le Ministère du Bonheur Suprême nous emporte dans un voyage au long cours, des quartiers surpeuplés du Vieux Delhi vers la nouvelle métropole en plein essor et, au-delà, vers la Vallée du Cachemire et les forêts de l’Inde centrale, où guerre et paix sont interchangeables et où, de temps à autre, le retour à "l’ordre" est déclaré. Anjum, qui fut d’abord Aftab, déroule un tapis élimé dans un cimetière de la ville dont elle a fait son foyer. Un bébé apparaît soudain un peu après minuit sur un trottoir, couché dans un berceau de détritus. L’énigmatique S. Tilottama est une absence autant qu’une présence dans la vie des trois hommes qui l’aiment. Cette histoire d’amour poignante et irréductible se raconte dans un murmure, dans un cri, dans les larmes et, parfois, dans un rire. Ses héros sont des êtres brisés par le monde dans lequel ils vivent, puis sauvés, réparés par l’amour et l’espoir. Aussi inflexibles que fragiles, ils ne se rendent jamais. Ce livre magnifique et ravageur repousse les limites du roman dans sa définition et dans sa portée. Vingt ans après Le Dieu des Petits Riens, Arundhati Roy effectue un retour époustouflant à la fiction.

இந்தியாவின் எல்லைகளிலிருந்து போர் அதன் இதயத்திலுள்ள காடுகளுக்குப் பரவிவிட்டது. இந்தியாவின் சிறப்புமிக்க எழுத்தாளர் அருந்ததிராயால் அபாரமான பகுப்பாய்வையும் படைப்பூக்கம்கொண்ட செய்திப் பதிவையும் இணைத்து எழுதப்பட்டது ‘நொறுங்கிய குடியரசு’. உலக வல்லரசாக எழுச்சிபெற்று வருகின்ற இந்தியாவின் முன்னேற்றம், வளர்ச்சி ஆகியவற்றின் அசலான தன்மையை இந்நூல் ஆராய்கிறது. நவீன நாகரிகம் பற்றிய அடிப்படையான கேள்விகளையும் இந்நூல் எழுப்புகிறது.. A collection of three articles by Arundhati Roy on the Maoist insurgency.

"A richly moving new novel--the first since the author's Booker Prize-winning, internationally celebrated debut, 'The God of Small Things, ' went on to become a beloved best seller and enduring classic. 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' transports us across a subcontinent on a journey of many years. It takes us deep into the lives of its gloriously rendered characters, each of them in search of a place of safety -- in search of meaning, and of love. In a graveyard outside the walls of Old Delhi, a resident unrolls a threadbare Persian carpet. On a concrete sidewalk, a baby suddenly appears, just after midnight. In a snowy valley, a bereaved father writes a letter to his five-year-old daughter about the people who came to her funeral. In a second-floor apartment, a lone woman chain-smokes as she reads through her old notebooks. At the Jannat Guest House, two people who have known each other all their lives sleep with their arms wrapped around each other, as though they have just met. A braided narrative of astonishing force and originality, 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness' is at once a love story and a provocation -- a novel as inventive as it is emotionally engaging. It is told with a whisper, in a shout, through joyous tears and sometimes with a bitter laugh. Its heroes, both present and departed, have been broken by the world we live in -- and then mended by love. For this reason, they will never surrender. How to tell a shattered story? By slowly becoming everybody. No. By slowly becoming everything. Humane and sensuous, beautifully told, this extraordinary novel demonstrates on every page the miracle of Arundhati Roy's storytelling gifts."--

Rahel et Estha Kochamma, deux jumeaux de huit ans, vivent en Inde, entourés de leur grand-mère, Mammachi, qui fabrique des confitures trop sucrées, de l''oncle Chacko, un coureur de jupons invétéré, esprit romantique converti au marxisme pour les besoins de son portefeuille, de la grand-tante Baby Kochamma, qui nourrit un amour mystique pour un prêtre irlandais, et de leur mère Ammu, désertée par son mari, qui aime secrètement Velutha, un Intouchable. Un drame va ébranler leur existence et les séparer. Comment réagir quand, à huit ans, on vous somme de savoir "qui aimer, comment et jusqu''où" ? Comment survivre quand, après un événement affreux dont on a été témoin, on vous demande de trahir la vérité pour l''amour d''une mère ? Un récit envoûtant, plein d''humour et d''émotion, servi par une écriture neuve et poétique, qui recrée le monde de l''enfance - celui de l''imaginaire et de la liberté. Booker Prize

SORVEGLIANZA DI MASSA E LIBERTA’ DI ESPRESSIONE DEI CITTADINI: UNA SFIDA APERTA «Nelle mani di Arundhati le parole diventano armi.» Naomi Klein «Un incontro straordinario.» The NEw York Times Nell’inverno del 2014, l’attore americano John Cusack, da sempre impegnato sul fronte dei diritti civili, ha un’idea. Far incontrare i due più celebri whistleblower americani, due fedeli servitori del governo statunitense che in epoche diverse hanno avuto il coraggio di renderne pubblici gli abusi: Daniel Ellsberg, il funzionario del Pentagono che nel 1971 rivelò i piani della guerra in Vietnam, e Edward Snowden, l’informatico ed ex tecnico della CIA che nel 2013 denunciò le intercettazioni a tappeto condotte dalla National Security Agency. All’incontro sarà invitata anche Arundhati Roy, una delle voci più chiare e implacabili che si sono levate negli ultimi anni contro la politica imperialista di molti stati, in linea con la posizione di Julian Assange, fondatore di WikiLeaks. Da questo «contro-summit» nasce un libro potente e provocatorio, che interroga tutti noi: che significato hanno davvero le bandiere, il patriottismo, le grandi organizzazioni internazionali? Quale ruolo ricoprono il dissenso e la ricerca della verità in una realtà in cui il denaro può liberamente varcare limiti e confini sociali, culturali, geografici, mentre le persone e le parole non possono farlo?

Arundhati Roy et John Cusack se lancent dans un pari un peu fou : aller rendre visite à Edward Snowden à Moscou, où il est réfugié politique. De ce défi naît une passionnante série d’essais et de conversations, de l’émergence de cette idée jusqu’à la rencontre avec ce fameux lanceur d’alerte, ancien employé de la CIA et de la NSA. Accompagnés pour cette entrevue historique de Daniel Ellsberg, un autre lanceur d’alerte qui avait fourni en 1971 les "papiers du Pentagone" au New York Times, ils abordent au fil du texte la question de la guerre, de l’espionnage, du terrorisme, du patriotisme... et décortiquent de façon salutairement implacable le fonctionnement actuel du monde.

In the winter of 2014, Arundhati Roy and actor John Cusack met Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg, the Snowden of the 1960s. Their conversations touched on some of the great themes of our times Ð the nature of the state, surveillance in an era of perpetual war, and the meaning of patriotism

Genom de sjuåriga tvillingarna Rahel och Estha skildras den indiska delstaten Keralas historia där släktbråk, kastsystem och politik har byggt murar kring kärleken. Det finns stränga regler för vem som får älska vem. Och hur mycket. Men i bakgrunden, alltid närvarande, finns De Små Tingens Gud som skänker stunder av gränslös njutning och närhet. Mot en fond av ljuvliga dofter, mustiga färger och förbjudna känslor tecknar Arundhati Roy med säker hand denna levande och gripande släktkrönika. De Små Tingens Gud är Arundhati Roys debutroman som 1997 belönades med det prestigefyllda Booker-priset.

India es un país de mil doscientos millones de personas y es la "democracia" más grande del mundo, con más de 800 millones de votantes. Pero las 100 personas más ricas del país poseen activos que equivalen a una cuarta parte del Producto Interior Bruto. El resto de la población son fantasmas en un sistema más allá de su control. Millones de personas viven con menos de dos dólares al día. Cientos de miles de agricultores se suicidan cada año incapaces de hacer frente a sus deudas. Estos son sólo algunos ejemplos de los "brotes verdes" de una economía que ha corrompido a la India contemporánea.

With anger and compassion, Roy exposes the sordid underbelly and dark inhumanity of capitalism in India and around the globe.

2009–2012 War has spread from India’s borders to the forests in the very heart of the country. Here are four essays by Arundhati Roy including the heatedly debated ‘Walking with the Comrades’ that combines a clear-eyed, analytical overview with extraordinary reportage from the ground of the Maoist guerrilla zone and her most recent essay, ‘Capitalism: A Ghost Story’. Broken Republic examines the nature of progress and development in the emerging global superpower, and asks some fundamental questions about the real meaning of civilization itself.

«Nelle mani di Arundhati le parole diventano armi, le armi dei movimenti di massa.» Naomi Klein «La polemica di Arundhati Roy è importante e necessaria... dobbiamo esserle grati per il suo coraggio e il suo talento.» Salman Rushdie I misteri dell''India: non quelli esotici di Salgari e della giungla nera, ma quelli molto moderni, globalizzati e crudeli di questo grande paese che, nel suo slancio verso un radioso futuro, rischia di calpestare la propria democrazia e i propri cittadini, cedendo al fanatismo nazionalista. L''India di Arundhati Roy, scrittrice coraggiosa e reporter implacabile, è molto diversa dall''immagine luccicante offerta dalle fonti ufficiali. In questa nuova raccolta di saggi ci si trova di fronte ad avvenimenti e situazioni scottanti: apparati dello Stato deviati che inscenano falsi attentati e un «11 settembre asiatico», magistrati corrotti e più attenti al bene delle multinazionali che a quello della giustizia, giornalisti asserviti ai poteri forti, poliziotti che non esitano a scatenare pogrom contro le minoranze etniche e religiose, un''intera area - il Kashmir - dove i diritti civili sono sospesi e la guerra contro il Pakistan è una minaccia perenne, con ricorrenti scoppi di violenze. Un quadro cupo e inquietante ma non privo di speranze, perché tanti, come la Roy, lottano in nome della libertà, della verità, della pace. Con il suo consueto stile acuto e, allo stesso tempo, venato di una sottile ironia, Arundhati Roy cerca di guidare il lettore occidentale nel complesso intrico di politica, religione, società ed economia della «più grande democrazia del mondo». «Gli scrittori di successo si accontentano del successo e cercano casomai di ripeterlo. Arundhati Roy si è servita del successo per farsi avanti come attivista dentro tante battaglie politiche ed ecologiche che riguardano il suo Paese e non solo...» Goffredo Fofi, Il Sole 24 Ore «Arundhati Roy oppone al terrore, a ogni terrore, la forza del sogno.» La Stampa «I suoi saggi sono la prova del suo talento come scrittrice e del suo coraggio di cittadina. Con la sua presenza e i suoi testi lotta contro un mondo che sceglie la guerra come strumento di governo e sceglie investimenti che in India come altrove distruggono l’ambiente e le economie locali.» il Manifesto «L’autrice è una donna che mette tutta se stessa nei suoi ideali. Con passione e rabbia.» Chicca Gagliardo, Glamour

«Nelle mani di Arundhati le parole diventano armi, le armi dei movimenti di massa.» Naomi Klein «La polemica di Arundhati Roy è importante e necessaria... dobbiamo esserle grati per il suo coraggio e il suo talento.» Salman Rushdie Nitido e scritto a macchina, il biglietto in busta sigillata infilato sotto la porta confermava l''appuntamento. Arundhati Roy aspettava questa notizia da mesi, era pronta: doveva farsi trovare al tempio di Ma Danteshwari nell''orario e nel giorno stabiliti, con la macchina fotografica, il tika e una noce di cocco. In questo modo il pericoloso ribelle adivasi che avrebbe incontrato, a sua volta provvisto di cappellino, rivista hindi «Outlook» e banane, avrebbe potuto riconoscerla. Ad accoglierla, però, c''era un ragazzino dall''aria tutt''altro che minacciosa, e per giunta senza giornale né banane, veloce spuntino consumato per ingannare l''attesa. Molto poco professionale per chi costituiva «la più grande minaccia per la sicurezza interna» dell''India, come sostenuto senza mezzi termini dal primo ministro Chidambaram in persona. Comincia così questa coraggiosa e sorprendente ricognizione attraverso un''India sconosciuta, il cui orizzonte fisico ed economico negli ultimi decenni è stato completamente ridisegnato dalle multinazionali. Con la connivenza del governo, le grandi aziende si sono impadronite delle terre, delle foreste, delle vite delle popolazioni locali in maniera del tutto illegittima e anticostituzionale. Ma i poveri di questi villaggi hanno deciso di fare fronte comune e di unirsi alla ribellione maoista per guidare la più grande democrazia del mondo verso un futuro alternativo al capitalismo selvaggio e all''avidità dilagante. «Gli scrittori di successo si accontentano del successo e cercano casomai di ripeterlo. Arundhati Roy si è servita del successo per farsi avanti come attivista dentro tante battaglie politiche ed ecologiche che riguardano il suo Paese e non solo...» Goffredo Fofi, Il Sole 24 Ore «Arundhati Roy oppone al terrore, a ogni terrore, la forza del sogno.» La Stampa «I suoi saggi sono la prova del suo talento come scrittrice e del suo coraggio di cittadina. Con la sua presenza e i suoi testi lotta contro un mondo che sceglie la guerra come strumento di governo e sceglie investimenti che in India come altrove distruggono l’ambiente e le economie locali.» il Manifesto «L’autrice è una donna che mette tutta se stessa nei suoi ideali. Con passione e rabbia.» Chicca Gagliardo, Glamour