Description
Balram Halwai, a village boy with a sharp mind and a taste for the finer things, breaks free from the suffocating grip of his caste and poverty to become a chauffeur in the bustling city of Delhi. Driven by ambition and a thirst for a better life, he navigates the treacherous landscape of modern India, where corruption and inequality are rampant. As he witnesses the moral compromises and dark secrets of his wealthy employers, Balram grapples with his own conscience and the choices he must make to escape his predetermined destiny. This darkly comedic and incisive novel offers a searing critique of the class system and the elusive nature of the Indian dream.
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paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Oct 14, 2008
16 pages
ISBN: 9781416562603
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First Published
2008
Language
eng
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