WOW! one of the best books of the year. I went out on a limb with this one and LOVED it! It got me researching The Man Booker Prize since this was the 2008 winner. I plan to read some more off the list.
A little about the Prize:
"Winning the Man Booker Prize is the ultimate accolade for many writers.
As 1996 winner Graham Swift commented, "Prizes don't make writers and
writers don't write to win prizes, but in the near-glut of literary
awards now on offer, the Booker remains special. It's the one which, if
we're completely honest, we most covet.""
The White Tiger is an amazingly real tale revolving around the class system in India. A wonderful tale coming from a man in the lowest class that ventures up the food chain. You want him to succeed but at the same time you know he is doing the wrong thing. Its a struggle throughout the entire novel and it kept me up at night thinking and thinking. I can't wait to read the Last Man in the Tower that came out this year.
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