![]() ![]() ![]() Twenty years after the overwhelming success of her first book, "The God of Small Things," the crowd at Berlin's International Literature Festival was eager to hear why Roy took so long to write her follow-up. On stage, the 55-year-old Indian author appeared particularly small and delicate next to actress Eva Matthes, who read passages from the German translation of Roy's latest prize-nominated novel, "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness," and the rather tall German writer Gabriele von Arnim, on hand to interview her. It wasn't quite clear, though, who they were cheering: the writer, the activist or the anti-globalisation demonstrator. Despite arriving 20 minutes late for her appearance at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Arundhati Roy was welcomed with enthusiasm by the thousand spectators. ![]()
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