Amanpour and Company

October 10, 2025

Renowned historian Thant Myint-U discusses his new book "Peacemaker," and what today's leaders can learn from his grandfather, U Thant. German filmmaker Werner Herzog focuses on what's real and what's false in his new book "The Future of Truth." Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy reveals new insights into her tumultuous childhood in her new memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me."

Arundhati Roy’s Revealing New Memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me”

18m 8s

Arundhati Roy is best known for her Booker Prize-winning novel, "The God of Small Things." Now Roy is turning inwards with the release of her memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me," written in response to the flood of memories and feelings provoked by her mother's death. The author speaks to Hari Sreenivasan about chronicling her life, from childhood to the present day.

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