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First published 2017

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

by Arundhati Roy

Women's Prize 2018 · Longlist Booker 2017 · Longlist NBCC Fiction 2017 · Finalist

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"An epic novel of love and history and the perseverance of the human spirit in the face of loss and tragedy"--

Prize history

Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 Longlist
Booker Prize 2017 Longlist
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction 2017 Finalist

ISBN 9788433915498 · 9780525590095 · 9783596036745

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Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 longlist

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