The white tiger: a novel
(Book)
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New York : Free Press, c2008.
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276 pages ; 23 cm.
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Arden-Dimick
FICTION Adiga, A.
McClatchy
FICTION Adiga, A.
Orangevale
FICTION Adiga, A.
Description
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.
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.
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1st Free Press hardcover ed.
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English
ISBN:
1416562591 :, 9781416562597 :
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Awards
Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2008.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Adiga, A. (2008). The white tiger: a novel. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York, Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Adiga, Aravind. 2008. The White Tiger: A Novel. New York, Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Adiga, Aravind, The White Tiger: A Novel. New York, Free Press, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Adiga, Aravind. The White Tiger: A Novel. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New York, Free Press, 2008.
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