Reddit mentions of Algebra of Infinite Justice

You say that like the defense industry isn't worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually, or that Arundhati Roy isn't an award-winning author who's book has sold millions of copies and has been translated into 40 languages.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/sofex-the-business-of-war-full-length

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundhati_Roy#Advocacy

By all means, please link to your published works so we can know that you're in a position to judge Ms. Roy. I'm sure you're busy winning literary prizes and not wanking and playing video games. Certainly you're not a nameless, faceless internet nobody who's highlight every day is the small dopamine rush you get from upvoted comments on Reddit?

Could you post your collection of published essays or articles so we can know you're older than 14 yourself, Spencer? Or is it Chad?


https://www.amazon.com/Algebra-Infinite-Justice-Arundhati-Roy/dp/014302907X

Thanks for the link. God of Small Things ranks in my top 20. Just such a gorgeous and at times heart breaking novel--a must read.

I was visiting family in India in 2010 and found myself in a used bookstore. At some point my eye fell on [The Algebra of Infinite Justice] (http://www.amazon.com/Algebra-Infinite-Justice-Arundhati-Roy/dp/014302907X/ref=la_B000AP7ZT4_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394144576&sr=1-10) which, published in 2001, is a collection of her political non-fiction writing up to that point. Algebra actually included a few of the essays referenced in the NYT piece.

Until I started reading the book I was not aware of how political active Roy was and how much she had written on wide ranging topics. While I did not always agree with every stance she took in the book it was abundantly clear that she was a fierce advocate for the some of the most downtrodden in India. Through a lot of that writing she spoke for those that either didn't have a voice or who's interests were in direct conflict (and hence likely to be drowned out or ignored) with some of the most wealthy and affluent people in India. I grew up in America and while I tried to occasionally keep up with the big picture happenings in India I don't think my knowledge even really scratched the surface of Indian political life or speech. That said, one thing about India that becomes abundantly clear very quickly is that anyone that speaks out either against the wealthy and powerful or against popular opinion can be subject to various forms of push back that can make life very difficult. This push back can be as tame as a stinging rebukes from various media outlets to more insidious and harmful threats against a person's personal or economic interests.

So agree or disagree with her advocacy or agree or disagree with the rather strident tone in which she wrote, I think you have to respect her courage and willingness to go out on a limb to advocate for people that no one with nearly Roy's platform was advocating for. Especially since, as she alludes, it would have been a lot easier her to continue writing fiction and being an award winning author getting accolades and making big money on her books and speaking tours. She likely threw away significant earning potential to stand up for people in need--much respect to her for that.