Meet Balram Halwai, the 'White Tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepreneur and murderer. Though born in poverty, Balram dreams of escape. When a rich village landlord needs a chauffeur, he takes his opportunity, and is soon on his way to Delhi where he learns of the new morality at the heart of the new India. The 2008 Man Booker Prize-winner.
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