Why people recommend it
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is Arundhati Roy's highly anticipated second novel, which arrived two decades after her celebrated debut, The God of Small Things. On The Book Review podcast, contributors Alexander Alter and Parul Sehgal frequently discussed the release of this significant literary work. Alexander Alter brought up the novel multiple times across different episodes, noting the lengthy twenty-year gap between Roy's first book and this new publication, and mentioning it during conversations covering literary news and award discussions. Similarly, Parul Sehgal talked about the book when mentioning that she recently had the opportunity to write an extensive review of Roy's new work. The speakers highlighted the massive anticipation surrounding the title given the author's long absence from novel writing, establishing the release as a major publishing event. Listeners tuning into the podcast were repeatedly reminded of the scale of Roy's return to fiction through these discussions among the New York Times editors and critics, cementing the book as a central topic of conversation in contemporary literary circles during its launch window.
Who recommended it
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- Parul Sehgal Discussed
- Alexandra Alter Discussed
Alexander Alter — 2 mentions
“uh even I think possibly bigger deal was of course AR and daddy Roy who has not published a novel in 20 years and published her second novel this weekit's called the ministry of utmost happiness”
“Andy Roy was was cut that was her much anticipated second novel the ministry of utmost happiness”
Parul Sehgal — 1 mention
“but I recently had the chance to sort of write at length about arti Roy's new novel the ministry of utmost happiness”
Alexandra Alter — 1 mention
“we were discussing AR andad Roy's new novel the ministry of utmost happiness which of course came out 20 years after her debut novel The God of small things”