The white tiger. [kit]
The white tiger. [kit]
By
:
Adiga, Aravind.
Publication Date
:
2005
Physical Description
:
Books : + 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.
Subject Term
:
Tiger -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
India -- Fiction.
Series
:
BOOKCLUB KIT
BOOKCLUB KIT.
Summary
:
Born in the dark heart of India, Balram gets a break when he is hired as a driver for his village's wealthiest man, two house Pomeranians (Puddles and Cuddles), and the rich man's (very unlucky) son. From behind the wheel of their Honda City car, Balram's new world is a revelation. While his peers flip through the pages of Murder Weekly ("Love -- Rape -- Revenge!"), barter for girls, drink liquor (Thunderbolt), and perpetuate the Great Rooster Coop of Indian society, Balram watches his employers bribe foreign ministers for tax breaks, barter for girls, drink liquor (single-malt whiskey), and play their own role in the Rooster Coop. Balram learns how to siphon gas, deal with corrupt mechanics, and refill and resell Johnnie Walker Black Label bottles (all but one). He also finds a way out of the Coop that no one else inside it can perceive.
Audience
:
For bookclub participants.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
[n/a]
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Copy | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Bookclub Kit | Bookclub Kit | FIC ADI | (10 Copies) | Checked In |