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 corruption endemic to Indian society and politics, familial loyalty versus independence, religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims, the experience of returning to India after living in America, and the tensions between India and China as Asian superpowers

Date/Time: Thursday, March 25, 2010

Location:  Kama Restaurant, 214 King St. W. (close to St. Andrews Subway Station, right across from Roy Thompson Hall)

Contact: Victoria Barclay

The book is available at Chapters or through the Toronto Public Library.

The WCM Book Club meets every 6 weeks or so at a restaurant in the financial district and is run on a volunteer basis by members.  The choice of book and restaurant is made by members. Recent titles we have covered are “The Year She Left” by Kerry Kelly, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M Pirsig, and “The Book of Negroes” by Lawrence Hill.  In short, we are a widely varying group of book-lovers with eclectic interests!  For more information and/or to be put on our mailing list please e-mail the WCM Office or Victoria Barclay