The White Tiger is the debut novel by Indian author Aravind Adiga. It was first published in 2008 and won the Man Booker Prize for the same year. The novel studies the contrast between India's rise as a modern global economy and the main character, who comes from crushing rural poverty. Other themes touched on include the tensions between India and China as Asian superpowers, religious tensions between Hindu and Muslim, familial loyalty versus independence, the experience of returning to India after living in America, and corruption endemic to Indian society and politics.
This was a very good book - not a great book. Expect an entertaining and insightful read, but nothing amazing.