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Arundhati Roy
Indian novelist, essayist, and activist
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 24 November 1961
- Place of birth
- Shillong
- Sex or gender
- female
- Given name
- Arundhati
- Family name
- Roy
- Father
- Ranjit Roy
- Mother
- Mary Roy
- Spouse
- Pradip Krishen
- Field of work
- essay, activism, film screenwriting, television screenwriting, women's rights, environmental protection, acting, literary activity, prose
- Occupation
- novelist, writer, screenwriter, essayist, film screenwriter, television writer, political activist, actor, journalist, film actor, activist
- Citizenship
- India
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Awards
- 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
- described by source
- South Asian Novelists in English: An A-to-Z Guide
- different from
- Anuradha Roy
- educated at
- University of Delhi, Lawrence School, Lovedale, Pallikoodam
- name in native language
- Arundhati Roy
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- notable work
- The God of Small Things
- start of work period
- 1995
- work location
- Delhi
- writing language
- English
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