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Old 21-Oct-2008, 12:10
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Default Re: Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger

Of all Indian fiction I have read, I think this is most honest as to the representation of the relationship between have and have-nots. The essence of it holds goo for any society and in particular to Indian scenario, it fits perfectly.

If the possibility of a driver having to take criminal charges for road accidents committed by his master sems a little too far fetched, come live in a small town or village of India. When Adiga says in the book that people not in India cannot even begin to understand the comfort of life that people in India with servants enjoy - well, he has hit the nail.

Of everything he talks of, Rooster Coop gives you loads to think about.
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