Book Review: The White Tiger

Winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2008, this is a fascinating book written by Aravind Adiga that I wish I'd read earlier. After I finished it, I immediately read it again. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it.

From the cover:
Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philospher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, Balram tells us the terrible and transfixing story of how he became a success in life - having nothing but his own wits to help him along. And with a charisma as undeniable as it is unexpected, Balram teaches us that religion doesn't create virtue, and money doesn't solve every problem - but decency can still be found in a corrupt world, and you can get what you want out of life if you eavesdrop on the right conversations.

Amoral, irreverent, deeply endearing, and utterly contemporary, this novel is an international sensation - and a startling, provocative debut.