1. THE WHITE TIGER
PAGES – 319
GENRE – PICARESQUE NOVEL
STORY –
The main character of this novel is balram who is narrator along with the anti-hero. He belongs to impoverished background and live in small Indian village. In school he proved himself intelligent and talented and praised by visiting school inspector as rare ” the white tiger”. Balram skillfully climb’s social ladder to become a driver and later a successful entrepreneur. This novel also shows dark side of Indian society in globalized world.
2. LAST MAN IN TOWER
PAGES – 430
GENRE – FICTION
STORY –
Last man in tower is another stunning book of Aravind Adiga. In this book he talk about real state and conflicting interests in community and development through a dharmen shah, rose from nothing to create an empire and give offer to visharam society residents to leave the building so he can make a luxury skyscraper named “Shanghai” and the protagonist of the novel “Yogesh murthi” a retired school teacher. This is riveting story of money and power which evocative and entertaining.
3. SELECTION DAY
PAGES – 290
GENRE – FICTION
STORY-
Aravind Adiga’s “selection day” is another facet of his remarkable talent. This book is about two brothers, who are raised by their obsessive father to become a cricket stars, in a mumbai slum area. Majnu a 14-year-old cricketer is good in cricket but not as good as elder brother. Except cricket, Majnu has many more things about himself and the world, which he does not know but want to know and do. They are also fascinated by world of CSI and interesting scientific facts. Finally, Selection day is story of dream of athletic glory, rivalry of brother, all leading to judgement day when Mumbai judges choose Mumbai’s next cricket star.
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