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Literary Fiction · DarkA village boy becomes a driver in Delhi and writes a letter explaining how he became an entrepreneur
The White Tiger
2008318 pagesEasy readFast pace
★ Booker Prize, 2008
A servant's rise in modern India
Balram Halwai grew up in a poor village and became a driver for a rich family in Delhi. In seven letters to the Chinese premier he tells how he escaped his position by a shocking act. It was Adiga's debut and won the 2008 Booker Prize.
More about this book
Who
Balram Halwai and his employers.
World
Rural India and Delhi.
What makes it different
It is a darkly comic story told in the voice of a self-made man.
Feel
Sardonic and fast.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The White TigerWikipedia