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The White Tiger
- Narrated by: Kerry Shale
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Meet Balram Halwal, the 'White Tiger': servant, philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells his story....
Born in a village in the dark heart of India, the son of a rickshaw puller, Balram is taken out of school by his family and put to work in a tea shop. As he crushes coal and wipes tables, he nurses a dream of escape, of breaking away from the banks of Mother Ganga, into whose murky depths have seeped the remains of a hundred generations.
His big chance comes when a rich village landlord hires him as a chauffeur for his son, his daughter-in-law, and their two Pomeranian dogs. From behind the wheel of a Honda, Balram first sees Delhi.
.The city is a revelation. Amid the cockroaches and call centres, the 36,000,004 gods, the slums, the shopping malls and the crippling traffic jams, Balram's reeducation begins. Caught between his instinct to be a loyal son and servant and his desire to better himself, he learns of a new morality at the heart of a new India.
As the other servants flick through the pages of Murder Weekly, Balram begins to see how the tiger might escape his cage. For surely any successful man must spill a little blood on his way to the top.
The White Tiger is a tale of two Indias. Balram's journey from the darkness of village life to the light of entrepreneurial success is utterly amoral, brilliantly irreverent, deeply endearing and altogether unforgettable.
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- RACHEL GREEN
- 15-11-23
Extraordinary!
What a story.
Loved it.
Performance is fabulous - would be hard to listen to unless it was spot on, which it was.
Highly recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-03-23
excellent story enhanced by story telling
Great story - if a little far fetched - excellently read which brings characters to life
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- Anonymous User
- 21-05-20
Mesmerising storytelling
I was transported into another world. The story telling from kerry shale was fantastic.
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- Harriet S.
- 03-03-23
Great performance
I thought the performance was awesome, so many different voices, really engaging.
Another review said the author had no right to comment on the political goings on in India, but I don’t think the story should be taken so literally, I think the ideas in the book are really interesting- and it’s just a story after all, an entertaining one at that.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-07-24
interesting read
Writer goes into much detail about casts in India, servant life and relationships between people in a society that essentially rules don't really apply and money can buy anything and anyone. not an easy read but do not regret reading. narrating was so unpleasant that I went and bought a printed copy. I think the narrator got confused and was mostly acting the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-01-21
Second half flourish
The performance from the narrator is fantastic- the depth of character is translated through his broad range of tones and clever stylistic choices. Lovely pauses.
The first half of the story is a bit hacky. It takes too long to set up. However, from the midpoint onwards it is more interesting. The themes of master/slave are well worn and finding new nuance is difficult. The writer is moderately successful.
Overall, it is an enjoyable experience full of colour and colloquial language. I can’t shake the feeling I’ve heard the skeleton of this story many times before and accomplished with greater intensity.
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- ingrid onoiu
- 30-12-22
Very colorful description of Life in India
Being in Bangalore and Delhi I can say i recognize very well the various descriptions. It is an eye opening book especially for citizens of civilized countries who complain about the quality of their lives…very well written but terribly sad all in all
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- Christine O-A
- 03-03-20
Good Read - interesting Story
Interesting Story, though I was listening to this audiobook while following the words in the soft back book and it frequently misses chucks of the story which is a bit irritating.
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- Daniel A.
- 13-09-24
Nice enough story, easy listen. A little short.
A well narrated story, that has a good dose of humour in amongst the message it was trying to tell. Once concluded though, it felt more like a message than a story - was a little short. Clever how it was put into the form of an 'advice letter'. Not entirely sure why it had to be limited to '7 nights'.
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- K. Blain
- 05-02-21
Couldn't put it down
Engaging... not what I expected. Humorous and I the narrator is more likable. Highly recommend!
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