Books by Aravind Adiga
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review 1: Perhaps not quite as good as White Tiger, but still an enjoyable read. I'm afraid I couldn't develop a lot of sympathy for Masterji, as he didn't seem to have any really good reason for not accepting the developer's offer, so I tended to agree with the other occupants that he was...
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review 1: A series of connected short stories set in the fictional Indian coastal city of Kittur. Although there is a Kittur in India, it is an inland village sharing only its name and country with the town/city in the book. I read this after reading The White Tiger, and it looks at life...
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review 1: A vivid series of short stories set in the Indian city of Kittur between the assassinations of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi in the late 80s/early 90s. It evocatively focuses on issues of caste, corruption, poverty, inequality and fateful incidents that can change lives. The format is ...
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review 1: Beautifully written, another great book by Adiga. It provides a glimpse into the lives a various, different characters whose lives are somehow entwined. Adiga explores the effects of caste, religion, class, status and also the importance of money in India. I particularly enjoyed ...