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The White Tiger
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**NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE** **The stunning Booker Prize–winning novel from the author of *Amnesty* and *Selection Day* that critics have likened to Richard Wright’s *Native* *Son* , *The White Tiger* follows a darkly comic Bangalore driver through the poverty and corruption of modern India’s caste society. “This is the authentic voice of the Third World, like you’ve never heard it before” (John Burdett, *Bangkok 8* ).** The white tiger of this novel is Balram Halwai, a poor Indian villager whose great ambition leads him to the zenith of Indian business culture, the world of the Bangalore entrepreneur. On the occasion of the president of China’s impending trip to Bangalore, Balram writes a letter to him describing his transformation and his experience as driver and servant to a wealthy Indian family, which he thinks exemplifies the contradictions and complications of Indian society. Recalling The Death of Vishnu and Bangkok 8 in ambition, scope, *The White Tiger* is narrative genius with a mischief and personality all its own. Amoral, irreverent, deeply endearing, and utterly contemporary, this novel is an international publishing sensation—and a startling, provocative debut.
| Author | Aravind Adiga |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781416562733 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 192 |
| Publication Date | 04-21-2008 |
| Publisher | Free Press |
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BookishMamma (verified owner) –
If the character of Francis Urquhart (from the novel House of Cards by Michael Dobbs) had been born in abject poverty in rural India, he might have told this story. The protagonist, Balram Halwai, is the White Tiger referenced in the title. Balram is equal parts charming and repugnant as a character. He tells the story of his life in a letter to the Chinese premier who is about to visit his country, explaining the path that took him out of The Darkness of India and into success as an entrepreneur. Along the way, he paints a scathing picture of modern India, exposing the degradations imposed on the poor (who are condemned to live in a brutal servitude known as The Rooster Coop), to the rampant corruption, to the massive upheavals to traditional social structure, to the chasm between the powerful rich and the poor masses. India is seen through the eyes of someone who has discovered the narrow path of mental and physical freedom out of The Rooster Coop and is willing to pay the price to achieve that freedom. The imagery will remain with the reader long after finishing the novel.
Side note: the novel contains profanity and some vulgar and violent descriptions (for those who do not want this type of content)