A fiction in the form of letter, tells a story of a murderer told by him in the form of a letter to Chinese Premier. A satirical take on India's rural class, administrations, politicians, law and order and other civic functions. A saddening truth which even though I would like to deny but can't do i...
Balram Halwai comes from “The Darkness”, a rural and impoverished area of India. Through an interesting series of circumstances he finds himself working in Delhi as the driver for a rich landlord. As the years go by Balram learns much through his experiences and is always a keen observer of life a...
this is a quick read that gives you a lot to think about. it's an interesting look into india's lower class in the present day, addressing current issues (from the personal to political). and it's quite engrossing.
This story is a series of long letters written by the White Tiger to the Chinese Premier before he visits India. It is the story of how he escapes the poverty of 'the Darkness' as well as a confession by a murderer. Although from the beginning of the book, the White Tiger confesses his crime, I fo...
The words "Booker prize winner" and "enjoyable" are not often found side by side in the same sentence but The White Tiger is an exception. It's a highly entertaining and entirely irreverent romp through the complex network of caste, family, class, religion, crime, politics and business that makes up...
This wasn't a book that I read FOR my book club, but it was a book that everyone in my bookclub read, passing around one member's copy from person to person. It was good, not amazing, but good.
A tragicomedy but more tragi than funny. How can you not enjoy a book with a character named “Pinky Madam,” whose motto is “What a fucking joke.” And that pretty much wraps up the situation. Everyone acknowledges the farce, and plays along. Overall, the book gave me the feeling we’re doomed, though ...
This is a dark, biting, unsubtle look at 21st Century India, stuck in the mire of a corrupt, cynical past, and debauching and slaughtering its way into a corrupt and cynical future, told by a working class fellow who, through ambition, intelligence, and a willingness to be utterly ruthless is clawin...
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