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The White Tiger
The White Tiger
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Meet Balram Halwai, the 'White Tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer. Balram was born in a backwater village on the River Ganges, the son of a rickshaw-puller. He works in a teashop, crushing coal and wiping tables, but nurses a dream of escape. When he learns that a rich village landlord needs a chauffeur, he takes his opportunity, and is soon on his way to Delhi at the wheel of a Honda. Amid today's India's cockroaches and call-centres, its 36,000,004 gods, slums, shopping malls, and crippling traffic jams, Balram learns of a new morality at the heart of a new India. Driven by desire to better himself, he comes to see how the Tiger might escape his cage ... through murder.
'[An] extraordinary and brilliant first novel... Adiga is a real writer - that is to say, someone who forges an original voice and vision.' Sunday Times
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A sharp, darkly humorous journey through modern India.
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Who is this book for?
If you're drawn to stories that peel back the layers of a rapidly changing society, The White Tiger is a compelling read. It offers a gritty, unflinching look at India's social divides and the fiery ambition that fuels the protagonist, Balram. This novel is perfect for those interested in raw storytelling and exploring the complex morality within a booming economy.