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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is a sweeping, lyrical novel by Arundhati Roy that blends magical realism with intimate portraits of life in and beyond Delhi. It follows Anjum, once Aftab, who runs a guest house in an Old Delhi graveyard, and Tilo, an architect who makes her own sense of home. Aimed at adult readers who love richly drawn characters, social resonance, and a touch of wonder, this book carries a warm, adventurous, and hopeful tone.
Roy weaves time and place with a masterful hand, threading the lives of Anjum and Tilo through decades and across landscapes. The narrative slips between Delhi’s crowded streets, quiet back rooms, and distant shores, building a world that feels intimate yet expansive. The book’s structure — interwoven voices, overlapping episodes, and a generous cadence — invites you to slow down, listen, and piece together the larger tapestry of belonging, memory, and resilience.
In The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Roy gives shape to a cast of characters who linger long after the last page: Anjum, who runs a guest house for the lost and cast out, and Tilo, an architect seeking a home inside a country of her own skin. The prose is luminous and often funny, blending tenderness with political insight as storytelling, memory, and shared rituals bind disparate lives. The reading experience blends vivid scenes with a calm, cinematic pace where magic and reality mingle naturally.
After finishing The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, readers carry a deeper sense of empathy, hope, and curiosity about the lives of strangers. The book leaves you thinking differently about home, community, and what it means to belong in a world that keeps shifting.
Product Details
Author
Arundhati Roy
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of Pages
464.0
Language
English
Dimensions
20 x 14 x 4 cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 499
₹ 424
15% Off
Arundhati Roy Is The Author Of The Novels The God Of Small Things, Which Won The Booker Prize In 1997, And The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness, Which Was Longlisted For The Booker Prize In 2017. She Is The Author Of Various Works Of Nonfiction Including My Seditious Heart, Azadi And, Most Recently, The Architecture Of Modern Empire. Arundhati Roy Is The Author Of A Number Of Books, Including The God Of Small Things, Which Won The Booker Prize In 1997 And Has Been Translated Into More Than Forty Languages. She Was Born In 1959 In Shillong, India, And Studied Architecture In Delhi, Where She Now Lives. She Has Also Written Several Non-Fiction Books, Including Field Notes On Democracy, Walking With The Comrades, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, The End Of Imagination, And Most Recently Things That Can And Cannot Be Said, Co-Authored With John Cusack. Roy Is The Recipient Of The 2002 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Prize, The 2011 Norman Mailer Prize For Distinguished Writing, And The 2015 Ambedkar Sudar Award.