The first-person confession of a murderer, The White Tiger is as compelling for its subject matter as for the voice of its narrator – amoral, cynical, unrepentant, yet deeply endearing. The White Tiger presents a raw and unromanticised India, both thrilling and shocking – from the desperate, almost lawless villages along the Ganges, to the booming Wild South of Bangalore and its technology and outsourcing centres. As he drives his master to shopping malls and call centres, 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.Īs Balram broods over his situation, he realizes that there is only one way he can become part of this glamorous new India – by murdering his master. He was the servent of BP Sinha, the then powerful Mafia cum Politician. His family is too poor for him to afford for him to finish school and he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables.īut Balram gets his break when a rich man hires him as a chauffeur, and takes him to live in Delhi. The White Tiger - 9781838953904 - Fiction & Literature - Heres a strange fact: murder a man, and you feel responsible for his life - possessive, even. The Novel is based on the life story of Surya Dev Singh, the great Coal Mafia of Dhanbad. WINNER OF THE GALAXY BRITISH BOOK AWARDS ’AUTHOR OF THE YEAR Buy this book from .uk to support The Reading Agency and local bookshops at no additional cost to you.
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