I finally filched a copy of Man Booker prize winner The White Tiger from my daughter and read it in one sitting. As a writer who has struggles with voice in almost every piece I was most impressed with the strong and sustained voice of the narrator of this book. Despite the almost surreal environment in which he lives, I found him and the events he recounts utterly believable. Aravind Adiga deftly handles stories within stories and structures the tale within letters written in seven nights.
That the premier of China would be interested in a small-time entrepreneur based in Bangalore's view of Indian society is questionable - but we believe the White Tiger and his world from the first page.
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