Vinay Dharwadker, Prof. of Languages and Cultures of Asia. As a first book, it is a fine piece of literature. The story centers on events surrounding the visit and drowning death of the twins' half-English cousin, a nine year old girl named Sophie Mol. Foreshadowing "Wet leaves in the trees shimmered like beaten metal. 2012-2103 Great World Texts Program . 1. Prepared by: Aparna Dharwadker, Prof. of Theatre & Drama and English. Funeral of Sophie-Mol. Teaching The God of Small Things . of English NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES IN EMILY BRONTË’S WUTHERING HEIGHTS AND ARUNDHATI ROY’S THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS. (born 24November 1961) is an Indian authorand political activist who was bestknown for the award-winning novelThe God of Small Things (1997) andfor her involvement inenvironmental and human rightscauses. Arundhati Roy in her first novel The God of Small Things shows her ingenuity in both narrative management and market management by making it the most materialistic and popular novel of the decade. 38, No. of English Vinay Dharwadker, Prof. of Languages and Cultures of Asia. The river itself was of the Center for the Humanities . of English . The river itself was 345 quotes from The God of Small Things: ‘That's what careless words do. Published in 1997, The God of Small Things quickly skyrocketed Arundhati Roy to worldwide critical and popular acclaim. The quality of writing is totally unlike from other Indian writers In Wisconsin: A Guide for Educators . It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how. Exploring the Opening of The God of Small Things Any careful reader of The God of Small Things will be able to identify the relevance of the quotations above. Roy’s text drew the world’s gaze after winning the Booker Prize in 1997. A Comparative Study of the Narrative Techniques in Midnight’s Children and The God of Small Things. In Wisconsin: A Guide for Educators . Her first (and to date only) novel won the 1997 Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the English-language literary world.Interestingly, Roy was trained as an architect and had never before considered herself a novelist. “A writer’s technique is actually the means by which he discovers, objectifies, explores and evaluates his subject, and his technical dexterity Rahel and Estha are fraternal twins. And how much." All in all, The God of Small Things is Arundhati Roy’s debut novel, and this factor prominently shows throughout the entirety of the narrative. Fiction and nonfiction are only different techniques of story telling. Dense clumps of yellow bambo0 drooped into the river as though grieving in advance for what they knew was going to happen. Stylistic Aspects of Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things Deepa.K*, Dr.P.Nagarai** * 12/34 E Parri Nagar , Edayar Palayam Coimbatore-641 025 ** Assistant Professor , Bharathiar University Coimbatore 641 049 Abstract- The God of Small Things is written in a different style.