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Arundhati Roy on New Memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me," Gaza & Authoritarianism from India to U.S.

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In this holiday special, we speak to the acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy on her new memoir, "Mother Mary Comes to Me." The book focuses on her mother Mary Roy and how Arundhati was shaped by her, both as a source of terror and of inspiration.

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