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| Author | Aravind Adiga |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Picaresque novel |
| Published |
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| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 318 |
| ISBN | 1-4165-6259-1 |
| OCLC | 166373034 |
| 823/.92 22 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.4.A35 W47 2008 |
The White Tiger is a novel by Indian author Aravind Adiga. It was published in 2008 and won the 40th Booker Prize the same year.[1] The novel provides a darkly humorous perspective of India's class struggle in a globalized world as told through a retrospective narration from Balram Halwai, a village boy. The novel examines issues of the Hindu religion, caste, loyalty, corruption, and poverty in India.[2]
The novel has been well-received, making the New York Times bestseller list in addition to winning the Booker Prize.[3] Aravind Adiga, 33 at the time, was the second youngest writer as well as the fourth debut writer to win the prize.[4] Adiga says his novel "attempt[s] to catch the voice of the men you meet as you travel through India – the voice of the colossal underclass."[5] According to Adiga, the exigence for The White Tiger was to capture the unspoken voice of people from "the Darkness" – the impoverished areas of rural India, and he "wanted to do so without sentimentality or portraying them as mirthless humorless weaklings as they are usually."[5]
- ^ "Amitav Ghosh, Aravind Adiga in Booker shortlist". Rediff.com. 9 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ Robins, Peter (9 August 2008). "Review: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
- ^ The White Tiger: A Novel [Deckle Edge] [Hardcover]. Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. ASIN 1416562591.
- ^ "Aravind Adiga becomes the fourth debut novelist to win the coveted prize". The Man Booker Prize. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ a b Young, Victoria (15 October 2008). "Novel About India Wins Man Booker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2012.