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| name = The White Tiger |
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| image = [[Image:The White Tiger.JPG|150px]] |
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| author = [[Aravind Adiga]] |
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| country = [[India]] |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| genre = [[Novel]] |
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| publisher = Atlantic |
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| release_date = April 22, 2008 |
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|hardback]]) |
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| pages = 288 |
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| isbn = ISBN 1-416-56259-1 |
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*[[The white tiger (Adiga)|The white tiger]], a novel by [[Aravind Adiga]] |
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'''''The White Tiger''''' is the debut novel by Indian author [[Aravind Adiga]]. It was first published in 2008 and won the [[Man Booker Prize]] for the same year.<ref name="shortlist">{{cite web| title =Amitav Ghosh, Aravind Adiga in Booker shortlist| publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date = [[2008-09-09]]| url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/sep/09booker.htm | accessdate =2008-09-09}}</ref> The novel studies the contrast between India's rise as a modern global economy and the main character, who comes from crushing rural poverty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/08/09/boadi109.xml|title=Review: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga|first=Peter Robins|date=09/08/2008|publisher=[[The Telegraph]]|accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref> |
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*[[The white tiger (Nathan)|The white tiger]], a novel by [[Robert Stuart Nathan]] |
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==Plot summary== |
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Balram Halwai is the White Tiger of the book's title - a title he earns by virtue of being deemed the smartest boy in his village, a community deep in the "Darkness" of rural India. Balram is the son of a [[rickshaw]]-puller; his family is too poor for him to be able to finish school, and instead he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables. Through these experiences, Balram learns much about the world and later states that the streets of India provided him with all the education he needed. Later, Balram gets his break when a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in [[Delhi]]. The city is a revelation. As he drives his master to shopping malls and call centers, Balram becomes increasingly aware of immense wealth and opportunity all around him, while knowing that he will never be able to gain access to that world. As Balram broods over his situation, he realizes that there is only one way he can become part of this glamorous new India. |
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The novel takes the form of a series of letters written late at night by Balram to [[Wen Jiabao]], the [[Premier of the People's Republic of China|Premier]] of the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]] of the [[People's Republic of China]]. In the letters, Balram describes his rise from lowly origins to his current position as an [[entrepreneur]] in [[Bangalore]], as well as his views on India's [[Caste|caste system]] and its [[political corruption]]. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.aravindadiga.co.uk Aravind Adiga - Author of '''The White Tiger'''] and winner Man Booker Prize 2008 |
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* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article3677773.ece Review] by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' |
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* [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-white-tiger-by-aravind-adiga-823472.html Review] by ''[[The Independent]]'' |
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* [http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/may/02inter1.htm Interview with Aravind Adiga] in ''[[Rediff]]'' |
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[[Category:2008 novels]] |
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[[Category:Booker Prize winners (books)]] |
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[[Category:Books by Aravind Adiga]] |
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Revision as of 20:06, 18 January 2009
The white tiger may refer to:
- The white tiger, a novel by Aravind Adiga
- The white tiger, a novel by Robert Stuart Nathan