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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Roy, Arundhati
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literary fiction political fiction past tense third limited POV ~534 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive visceral melancholic

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count133,430
Page count~534 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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