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Aravind Adiga’s first novel since his Man Booker Prize–winning best seller The White Tiger (“Amazing . . . One of the most powerful books I’ve read in decades” —Deirdre Donahue, USA Today): a stunning, darkly comic story of greed and murder that lays bare the teeming metropolis of Mumbai. ... read more
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A heart rendering book on a man who stood by his conscience and paid for it. Adiga's book was always supposed to be the lesser loved one after the stupendous success of The White Tiger. He touches on simple and common issues that plague today's Mumbai.
In a story that resonates with the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Masterji: The titular protagonist of the story
- Shelley: Mr. Pinto's wife, living in apt. 2A, right below Masterji's place. She is almost blind.
- Ramesh Ajwani: A real estate agent
- Dharmen Shah: MD of the Confidence group, trying to buy Vishram society
- Shanmugham: Dharmen Shah's left hand man
- Mrs Rego: When an inheritance is lost because an ex-spouse steals it, a woman 'works' to get back where she once was.....this is Mrs. Rego.
- Deeksha Shetty: Add a description of this character.
- Ramu: Mrs. Puri's eighteen year old son. He is mentally under-developed.
- Mr Kothari: The society building's secretary who has been expert in keeping building's accounts and keeping the expense as constant since he has taken position of secretary.
- Mary: Maid of the society
- Rosie: She is worker who has been kep by the society for cleaning purpose and she lives nearby to society in the slum a 5 min walk away.
- Ibrahim Kudwa: He was a broker living in Vishram society who had connections everywhere and used to facilitate flats and rooms on rent to people and also took advantage of his position with girls/ladies. but he changed completely after the execution of incident of Masterji 's murder.
- Georgina
- Gaurav: Masterji's son who had left him to survive on his own pension in Vishram society.
- Satish
- Mrs Saldanha
- Purnima
- Vishram: The society around which is the epicentre of whole book.
- Ms Meenakshi
- Mr Parekh
- Mani
- Ronak
- Nina
- Catherine
- Sangeeta
- Noronha
- Sunil
- Mariam
- Trivedi
- Malabar Hill
- Timothy
- Mumtaz
- Ritika
- Sarah
- Mummy
- Mohammad
- Kumar
- Giri
Quotes edit
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“Nothing can stop a living thing that wants to be free”
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“Ganesha was receptive to free market logic and an express line for anyone who could pay 50rs a head, sped them into the sanctum.”
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Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Aravind Adiga (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins India
Country: India
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9789350290842
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Harper Collins India
Country: India
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9789350290842
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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