Have you ever wanted to create and release such profound intimate connections in a woman, that when she is talking with her friends, about you, and you walk into the room… you are greeted with a moment in time… that slows way down… only yielding to the silence of curious smiles and hungry eyes… that will no longer conceal… the hidden thoughts and unanswered questions of her deepest desires… because… she knows… you have the answers?

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 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.