The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction) · 2017 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)Fiction | 2017 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A sprawling, polyphonic novel set in India's contested spaces—Kashmir, Delhi's lanes—following a hijra named Anjum and a cast of characters caught in political violence and love. Arundhati Roy's first novel in twenty years. NBCC Fiction finalist 2017.
About the Author
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist born in Shillong, Meghalaya in 1961. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for *The God of Small Things*. Her second novel, *The Ministry of Utmost Happiness*, published two decades later, was shortlisted for the 2017 NBCC Fiction Award. Read more →
