The White Tiger is a gripping and darkly comic tale of modern India, told through the voice of Balram Halwai, a poor village boy who becomes a successful entrepreneur in Bangalore. Through a series of letters to a visiting Chinese premier, Balram recounts his journey from the "Darkness" of rural poverty to the corrupt yet gleaming world of India's elite. This biting satire exposes the brutal realities of class struggle, servitude, and survival in a rapidly changing society.
Aravind Adiga is an Indian-Australian author and journalist. The White Tiger, his debut novel, won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 and established him as a fearless voice in contemporary literature. His work often explores inequality, power, and the contradictions of modern life in South Asia.
