The White Tiger: A Novel (Man Booker Prize)
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From The New Yorker-
In this darkly comic début novel set in India, Balram, a chauffeur, murders his employer, justifying his crime as the act of a "social entrepreneur." In a series of letters to the Premier of China, in anticipation of the leader’s upcoming visit to Balram’s homeland, the chauffeur recounts his transformation from an honest, hardworking boy growing up in "the Darkness"—those areas of rural India where education and electricity are equally scarce, and where villagers banter about local elections "like eunuchs discussing the Kama Sutra"—to a determined killer. He places the blame for his rage squarely on the avarice of the Indian élite, among whom bribes are commonplace, and who perpetuate a system in which many are sacrificed to the whims of a few. Adiga’s message isn’t subtle or novel, but Balram’s appealingly sardonic voice and acute observations of the social order are both winning and unsettling.
In this darkly comic début novel set in India, Balram, a chauffeur, murders his employer, justifying his crime as the act of a "social entrepreneur." In a series of letters to the Premier of China, in anticipation of the leader’s upcoming visit to Balram’s homeland, the chauffeur recounts his transformation from an honest, hardworking boy growing up in "the Darkness"—those areas of rural India where education and electricity are equally scarce, and where villagers banter about local elections "like eunuchs discussing the Kama Sutra"—to a determined killer. He places the blame for his rage squarely on the avarice of the Indian élite, among whom bribes are commonplace, and who perpetuate a system in which many are sacrificed to the whims of a few. Adiga’s message isn’t subtle or novel, but Balram’s appealingly sardonic voice and acute observations of the social order are both winning and unsettling.
Wonderful writing. By the end of the book the frustration of the corrupt society/government of modern India is at full boil. The only thing worse than being trapped in a cage is knowing you're trapped in a cage. I'm really enjoying the fiction coming out of India lately and this novel is no exception.
Journal Entry 4 by petaloka at can't remember exactly where I left it. in -- Wild released somewhere in the state, Florida USA on Sunday, April 12, 2009
Released 15 yrs ago (4/13/2009 UTC) at can't remember exactly where I left it. in -- Wild released somewhere in the state, Florida USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I plan on leaving this book somewhere in Florida during my visit to Boca Raton 4/13/09-4/17/09.
I plan on leaving this book somewhere in Florida during my visit to Boca Raton 4/13/09-4/17/09.
was ok
CAUGHT IN DEERFIELD BEACH FLORIDA USA
CAUGHT IN DEERFIELD BEACH FLORIDA USA
a friend of mine from fort lauderdale brought i home on vacation and left it! now i am leaving it at me sister-inlaws in orlando where she will leave it somewhere after she reads it!
CAUGHT IN ENGLEWOOD FLORIDA USA
CAUGHT IN ENGLEWOOD FLORIDA USA
