{"product_id":"the-white-tiger-paperback","title":"The White Tiger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAravind Adiga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe stunning Booker Prize-winning novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eAmnesty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSelection Day\u003c\/i\u003e that critics have likened to Richard Wright's \u003ci\u003eNative\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eBangkok 8\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecalling The Death of Vishnu and Bangkok 8 in ambition, scope, \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAravind Adiga was born in India in 1974 and attended Columbia and Oxford universities. He is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eAmnesty\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSelection Day\u003c\/i\u003e, now a series on Netflix; \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the Man Booker Prize;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the story collection \u003ci\u003eBetween the Assassinations\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Mumbai, India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718184931391,"sku":"9781416562603","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0888bc82f7ea924e76c3244248bd224e.webp?v=1765081031","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-white-tiger-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}