Aravind Adiga is in esteemed company indeed.
After all, he has joined the likes of V.S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, and Kiran Desai, making him the fifth India, after the four mentioned here, to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for this year.
His debut novel, ‘The White Tiger,’ beat the likes of Amitav Ghosh (Sea of Poppies), Steve Toltz (A Fraction of the whole), Sebastian Barry (The Secret Scripture), Linda Grant (The Clothes on their Backs), and Philip Hensher (The Northern Clemency).
A seasoned writer, Adiga has made his mark in writing as a financial journalist at the Financial Times, writing well-received pieces for Money and the Wal Street Journal; his most recent career association with TIME magazine.
The protagonist in one Balram Halwai. The story outlines his journey from abysmal poverty in Laxmangarh (a fictional village) to huger than huge successful business (in New Delhi). The journey is one which sees him metamorphose into a cynical, sneering, manipulative, one who carries a secret in his dark heart – he has murdered his employer to reach his social standing in ‘new’ India.
The second debut novelist and the second India debut novelist to win the award in its 40 year-old inception, this 33 year old celebrates his birthday this month.
He couldn’t have asked for a better birthday present.
2 comments:
Its Anita Desai..not Kiran Desai
Anita Desai was nominated for the Booker. Thrice. However, she didn't win. Not even once.
Her daughter, Kiran Desai, won it, in 2006. For 'The Inheritance of Loss.'
And why are you anonymous? Safety in anonymity? Or some name issues?
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