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The white tiger : a novel /

Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life--having nothing but his own wits to help him...

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Main Author: Adiga, Aravind
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, 2008.
Edition:1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Chauffeurs > India > Bangalore > Fiction.
Poor > India > Bangalore > Fiction.
Ambition > Fiction.
Businesspeople > India > Bangalore > Fiction.
Bangalore (India) > Fiction.
Ambition.
Businesspeople.
Chauffeurs.
Poor.
India > Bangalore.
Fiction.
Epistolary fiction.
Mystery fiction.
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Summary:Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life--having nothing but his own wits to help him along.
Item Description:Contains reading group guide with discussion questions and activities and an interview, "A conversation with Aravind Adiga," (pages 279-288).
Physical Description:288 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2008.
ISBN:9781416562603
1416562605