Abstract
This work is a comprehensive study which brings out the narrative techniques used by Arvind Adiga who has a fascination for his past as a boy belonging to Chennai and feels a bond with the life of middle class people. His view of looking at history in an alternative way reflects in this work. He looks at violence as a channel for freedom and this view is realized in the form of the protagonist, Balram Halwai murdering his master Mr. Ashok. The novel is also a way of looking at India in its flux of economic changes as against China, the country of communism. Apart from sharing the view of the author, the work brings out the aspects of light and dark, casteism, rural and urban life, difference between Indian and American culture, Indian politics and corruption. It is also peppered with humour here and there. Every detail has been incorporated in narrating the transformation of a poor village boy into a successful entrepreneur.
Highlights
It is one of the unique works of art by a lesser known Indian English writer, Arvind Adiga who was at once catapulted to the world of fame and glory by this novel which won him one of the most prestigious awards, the Man Booker Award
This work by Arvind Adiga is an amalgam of Indian arcadia and city life incorporating in it Indian politics, corruption, caste system and the journey of a poor village boy into becoming a successful entrepreneur
The novel puts up a case for cultural difference between India and America and the pleasures that the women of high and educated society enjoy as compared to the women of uneducated lower class families
Summary
It is one of the unique works of art by a lesser known Indian English writer, Arvind Adiga who was at once catapulted to the world of fame and glory by this novel which won him one of the most prestigious awards, the Man Booker Award. This work by Arvind Adiga is an amalgam of Indian arcadia and city life incorporating in it Indian politics, corruption, caste system and the journey of a poor village boy into becoming a successful entrepreneur. ...So: I’m closing my eyes, folding my hands in a reverent namaste and praying to the gods to shine light on my dark story.
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