The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

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Awards

Winner of Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2008.

Shortlisted for John Llewelyn Rhys Memorial Prize 2008.

Shortlisted for Heathrow Travel Product Award: Travel Read, Fiction 2009.

Winner of Galaxy British Book Awards: Borders Author of the Year 2009.

Shortlisted for Independent Booksellers' Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2009.

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Meet Balram Halwai, the 'White Tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepreneur and murderer. Balram, the White Tiger, 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 behind the wheel of a Honda. Amid the cockroaches and call-centres, the 36,000,004 gods, the slums, the shopping malls, and the 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...

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phordern rated this book

A comical yet poignant insight in to the disparity within India. Balram's character is completely endearing and his personal story that follows the modernity of India is completely compelling. A pleasurable read, highly recommend this book.

5 months ago...

halo

I just finished listening to The White Tiger and it was certainly thought provoking. First off, I think this is a book that I should have read, rather than listened to because it has loads of detail in it and I do tend to get distracted when I listen to audio books. I tend to keep them simple. The narrator was very good and it was nice to hear the correct pronunciation for all of the Indian words and places. I will probably give the book a read at some point, I think you’d get more out of the ... more

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Hi halo, i am very new to e-book n could you please tell me if i will be able to read the whole book online and i am very eager to read this book

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Look at the top, find PREVIEW BOOKS and click on that. You can NOT read all books on here because of copyright laws...But some you may be able to preview

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yellowunicorn28

i have just finished reading 'The White Tiger' by Aravind Adiga, and oh what a triumph. Having seen this book recommended several times on The Reading Room i thought i give it a go. I can honestly say i loved it, it was compelling, savage and funny at the same time. A fantastic story, beautifully told by the author, i was enthralled from beginning to end, i highly recommend this book.

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