Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2008Meet Balram Halwai, the ‘white tiger’: servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer…Born in a village in the dark heart of India, the son of a rickshaw puller, Balram is taken out of school and put to work in a teashop. As he crushes coal and wipes tables, he nurses a dream of escape. His big chance comes when a rich landlord hires him as a chauffeur for his son, daughter-in-law, and their two Pomeranian dogs. From behind the wheels of a Honda, Balram sees Delhi and begins to see how the Tiger might escape his cage. For surely any successful man must spill a little blood on his way to the top?The White Tiger is a tale of two Indias. Balram’s journey from the darkness of village life to the light of entrepreneurial success is utterly amoral, brilliantly irreverent, deeply endearing and altogether unforgettable.
Product details
- Publisher : HarperCollins; Latest edition (3 November 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 328 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-8172238476
- Item Weight : 245 g
- Dimensions : 12.8 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm
- Country of Origin : India
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