by Aravind Adiga · HarperCollins India · tapa dura · ISBN 9788172237455
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«The White Tiger» is the literary fiction novel by Aravind Adiga, published by HarperCollins India in hardcover (321 pages, in English).
Set in contemporary India, it narrates the life of Balram, a young man from a poor village who becomes a driver in New Delhi. His ambition leads him to rise socially while observing corruption, class differences, and the country's contradictions. The narrative combines black humor and social criticism in a mordant portrait of India.
The novel won the Man Booker Prize in 2008.
Recommended for readers of literary fiction and book clubs interested in contemporary India.
Aravind Adiga is an Indian-born Australian writer and journalist. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.
