{"product_id":"the-white-tiger-by-aravind-adiga-9781848878082","title":"The White Tiger","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBalram Halwai is the White Tiger—the smartest boy in his village. His family is too poor for him to finish school, and he has to work in a teashop, breaking coals and wiping tables. But Balram gets his break when a rich man hires him as a chauffeur and takes him to live in Delhi. The city is a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he drives his master to shopping malls and call centres, Balram becomes increasingly aware of the immense wealth and opportunity all around him, while knowing that he will never be able to gain access to that world. As Balram broods over his situation, he realises that there is only one way he can become part of this glamorous new India—by murdering his master.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e presents a raw and unromanticised India, both thrilling and shocking—from the desperate, almost lawless villages along the Ganges, to the booming Wild South of Bangalore and its technology and outsourcing centres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first-person confession of a murderer, \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e is as compelling for its subject matter as for the voice of its narrator—amoral, cynical, unrepentant, yet deeply endearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534068666604,"sku":"9781848878082","price":21.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7422483482846.jpg?v=1749407954","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-white-tiger-by-aravind-adiga-9781848878082","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}