The White Tiger

Born in a village in the heartland of India, Balram, the son of a rickshaw puller, is taken out of school by his family and put to work in a teashop. As he crushes coals and wipes tables, he nurses a dream of escape--of breaking away from the banks of Mother Ganga, into whose depths have seeped the remains of a hundred generations. The White Tiger is a tale of two Indias. Balram's journey from the darkness of village life to the light of entrepreneurial success is utterly amoral, brilliantly irreverent, deeply endearing and altogether unforgettable. Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize.

Please note that the Second Thursday book group is meeting on the third Thursday for November's meeting.