Revathy
By Arundhati Roy. The residents of the graveyard's guest house receive a letter that brings unexpected news from the forest. Indira Varma and Emilio Doorgasingh read.
In the final episode of Arundhati Roy's new novel the residents of the graveyard's guest house receive a letter that brings unexpected news from the forest. Meanwhile, across the city there's a reckoning of sorts. Indira Varma and Emilio Doorgasingh read.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is Arundhati Roy's first novel since her 1997 award winning debut,The God of Small Things. As the novel concludes, listeners are returned to the old graveyard in Delhi. As the lives of Arundhati Roy's characters come together one last time, there are new truths, heartbreak and a settling of accounts, and there is also Miss Jebeen the Second.
Visit the Radio 4 website to find links to new features and archive programmes about Arundhati Roy's life and work including . While you're there, if you've missed an episode you can find out how to download all fifteen episodes.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Indira Varma |
| Reader | Emilio Doorgasingh |
| Author | Arundhati Roy |
| Abridger | Richard Hamilton |
| Producer | Elizabeth Allard |
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- Fri 23 Jun 2017 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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