The sky was thick with TV. If you wore special glasses you … - Arundhati Roy

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The sky was thick with TV. If you wore special glasses you could see them spinning through the sky among the bats and homing birds — blondes, wars, famines, football, food shows, coups d'état, hairstyles stiff with hair spray. Designer pectorals. Gliding towards Ayemenem like skydivers. Making patterns in the sky. Wheels. Windmills. Flowers blooming and unblooming.

Arundhati Roy

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Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian writer and social activist

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Alternative Names: Suzanna Arundhati Roy

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