The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga
Taste attributes: dramacrimecomedyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryrags to richesinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn original, weighty novel: morally murky and grounded. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
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).
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- Aravind Adiga
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 320
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