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“The White Tiger” is Aravind Adiga’s first novel, and an extraordinary and brilliant attempt, written in the form of a series of letters to Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, from Balram Halwai, the Bangalore businessman, the self-styled “White Tiger”. The book comments on the new India, the prosperity resultant from the developments in the field of Information Technology, but the author does not miss the poor and optimally uses his sharp and satirical skills to highlight the realities of India’s poor even in the wake of the technology driven prosperity. Especially striking is the author’s use of imagery to drive home his point.
Adiga uses his excellent literary skills in an exemplary manner to highlight the divide between the rich and the poor. The book nevertheless is not a journalistic attempt to present reality and has an interesting storyline and plot in its own right. A definite must read for all those who would like 319 pages of exhilarating knowledge filled reading.