Aravind Adiga

Aravind Adiga is an Indian writer and journalist whose debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Booker Prize.

The White Tiger: A 2008 novel by Aravind Adiga about Balram Halwai, a poor village-born man who becomes an entrepreneur in India. Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning debut established his international reputation.
Between the Assassinations: A 2008 story collection by Aravind Adiga set in the fictional Indian city of Kittur. Its linked stories expand Adiga’s portrait of social life beyond his debut novel.
Ramin Bahrani: An Iranian-American filmmaker and screenwriter who directed the 2021 film adaptation of The White Tiger. Bahrani adapted Adiga’s novel for the screen and brought its story to a new medium.
Amitav Ghosh: An Indian novelist known for historical fiction and works exploring migration, colonialism, and environmental change. Ghosh offers a contrasting approach to history and social change in Indian English fiction.
Booker Prize: An annual literary award for a novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. The White Tiger won the 2008 prize, bringing Adiga wide recognition.
Last Man in Tower: A 2011 novel by Aravind Adiga about residents of a Mumbai apartment building facing a redevelopment offer. The novel turns urban property development into a study of class and moral compromise.
Man Booker Prize: The former name of the Booker Prize, used from its founding in 1969 until 2019. Adiga received the award while it was still known as the Man Booker Prize.
Kiran Desai: An Indian author whose novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Booker Prize. Desai’s Booker-winning fiction provides a neighboring account of inequality and globalization.
Indian English literature: Literature written in English by authors from India or by writers of Indian origin. Adiga writes within a body of work shaped by India’s languages, histories, and readerships.
Selection Day: A 2016 novel by Aravind Adiga about two brothers pursuing careers in cricket in Mumbai. It examines family ambition and social mobility through competitive sport.

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