Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things (1997), ch. 1
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May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. The days are long and humid. The river shrinks and black crows gorge on bright mangoes in still, dustgreen trees. Red bananas ripen. Jackfruits burst.
— Arundhati Roy on Fruit
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. The days are long and humid. The river shrinks and black crows gorge on bright mangoes in still, dustgreen trees. Red bananas ripen. Jackfruits burst." in the context of "Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things (1997), ch. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Fruit" (Quotes, Generally)
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