by Aravind Adiga · Simon + Schuster Inc. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781439153161
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«Between the Assassinations» is Aravind Adiga's collection of short stories, published by Simon + Schuster Inc. in paperback (368 pages, in English).
The stories take place in Kittur, a town on India's southwestern coast, between the assassinations of Indira Gandhi (1984) and Rajiv Gandhi (1991). Its characters —a twelve-year-old boy, a disillusioned teacher, a journalist— paint a mosaic of poverty, religion, and caste and class tensions, treated with humour and frankness.
This edition is from June 2010. The book was nominated for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 2009. Aravind Adiga is also the author of The White Tiger, winner of the Man Booker Prize.
For readers of literary fiction and short stories, especially those who already know Aravind Adiga or seek a narrative look at India.
Aravind Adiga is an Indian-born Australian writer and journalist. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.
