(…) There is much to commend in this novel, a witty parable of India's changing society, yet there is also much to ponder. (…) Balram has the voice of what may, or may not, be a new India: quick-witted, half-baked, self-mocking, and awesomely quick to seize an advantage. His disrespect for his elders and betters is shocking - even Mahatma Gandhi gets the lash of his scornful tongue. "Aravind Adiga's first novel is couched as a cocksure confession from a deceitful, murderous philosopher runt who has the brass neck to question his lowly place in the order of things."With strong, sympathetic characters, a swell of political unrest and an entertaining plot, the book rattles along at top speed under Balram’s chirpy navigation." - James Urquhart, Financial Times.What, we’re left to ask, does it make him - just another thug in India’s urban jungle or a revolutionary and idealist ? It’s a sign of this book’s quality, as well as of its moral seriousness, that it keeps you guessing to the final page and beyond." - Adrian Turpin, Financial Times "Balram’s violent bid for freedom is shocking.In creating a character who is both witty and psychopathic, Mr Adiga has produced a hero almost as memorable as Pip, proving himself the Charles Dickens of the call-centre generation." - The Economist Yet the reader’s sympathy for the former teaboy never flags. "As Balram’s education expands, he grows more corrupt.Generally fairly positive, and a few very enthusiastic The White Tiger was made into a movie in 2021, directed by Ramin Bahrani and starring Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopraī- : decent writing and ideas, but doesn't work nearly as well as it should.Winner, Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2008.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.
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