The author of The White Tiger and Between the Assassinations answers Daily Beast readers' questions about his books, life in India, and why he’ll never adapt one of his works for the screen.
We’ve kicked off our book club with a brilliant young author, his stunning new collection of short stories—and a huge giveaway of free copies of his book.
An essay from the author of our selection, Aravind Adiga, on how he traveled from Brooklyn back to his hometown of Mangalore, and discovered an India he never knew existed.
Between the Assassinations has been called “a bravura companion piece” to The White Tiger, but “far richer and more nuanced.” Read the reviews here.
The well-heeled, Oxford-educated 34-year-old refuses to apologize for his portrayal of India’s middle-class as brutally insensitive to the poverty that surrounds them.
One of Assassinations’ stories, which originally appeared in The New Yorker, is reprinted here in full.
Goodbye, Solo has rightfully put director Ramin Bahrani on the map.
A critique of America’s obsession with “Eastern” clairvoyance.
Why no one wants to lease an apartment to a bachelor.
A short story about a woman who lives in a garbage dump, and the rich couple that wants to adopt her son.
