Arundhati Roy’s debut novel The God of Small Things became a modern classic and international bestseller after winning the Man Booker Prize in 1997. She returns to fiction with The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, taking us on an intimate journey of many years across the Indian subcontinent—from the cramped neighborhoods of Old Delhi and the roads of the new city to the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and beyond, where war is peace and peace is war. 20 years after her debut, the novel was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Amazon, Kirkus, and The Washington Post.
Roy 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.
Price: $34, includes a paperback copy of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Tickets may be purchased online, by phone, or at the door from 6:00 p.m. on the day of the event.
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Email: info@pittsburghlectures.org
2018/05/07 - 2018/05/07
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A book signing will follow the event. A selection of backlist titles and the author’s current book will be available for sale from Classic Lines.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Pay Parking
Parking for the Carnegie Music Hall and the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall is available at the Carnegie Museums in Oakland.
The museum operates a six-level parking facility for cars and small vans. The entrance is located at the intersection of S. Craig Street and Forbes Avenue.
Parking for most events is $6 for the whole evening. Pay stations that take credit cards are located at the exit gates, in the Carnegie Museum of Art (near the Carnegie Cafe’s first floor restrooms), and in the Portal Entry.
For Ten Evenings the parking is cash-only, pay upon entry, to ease the traffic flow when leaving the lecture.
Free Parking
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You can check the on-street parking meters to confirm that you are in a location where parking is free after 6 p.m.
To ensure we can accommodate your request, please identify any accessibility needs via phone or email prior to the lecture.