Tigre blanco (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Adiga, Aravind

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8496940705 ISBN 13: 9788496940703

Publisher: Roca Bolsillo, 2009

Synopsis

Les presentamos a Balram Halwal, alias Tigre blanco, sirviente, filosofo, emprendedor, asesino... Durante siete noches, a la luz mortecina de un candelabro ridiculo, Balram nos va a contar su historia. Nacido en una villa en el corazon de la India, trabaja en una tienda de te. Mientras machaca carbon y limpia mesas, se va formando un sueño en su cabeza: el de escapar de la orilla del Ganges, en cuyas oscuras profundidades se han podrido generaciones enteras. Su gran oportunidad surge cuando un ricachon del pueblo lo contrata como chofer para su hijo, su nuera y los dos perritos de estos. Detras del volante del Honda, Balram alcanza a descubrir la ciudad de Delhi por primera vez y resulta una revelacion: entre las cucarachas y los locutorios, los mas de treinta millones de dioses, los barrios bajos, los centros comerciales y los interminables atascos, la reeducacion de Balram comienza. Mientras los otros sirvientes hojean la ultima revista de sucesos, Balram empieza a vislumbrar como el Tigre va a poder escapar de su jaula. Claro que ¿que hombre de exito no se ha visto obligado a derramar un poco de sangre en su camino a la cima? Tigre blanco es una historia absolutamente irreverente, profundamente tierna y desde luego, inolvidable. / First-time author Adiga has created a memorable tale of one taxi driver's hellish experience in modern India. Told with close attention to detail, whether it be the vivid portrait of India he paints or the transformation of Balram Halwai into a bloodthirsty murderer, Adiga writes like a seasoned professional. John Lee delivers an absolutely stunning performance, reading with a realistic and unforced East Indian dialect. He brings the story to life, reading with passion and respect for Adiga's prose. Lee currently sits at the top of the professional narrator's ladder; an actor so gifted both in his delivery and expansive palette of vocal abilities that he makes it sound easy.

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From the Back Cover:

First-time author Adiga has created a memorable tale of one taxi driver's hellish experience in modern India. Told with close attention to detail, whether it be the vivid portrait of India he paints or the transformation of Balram Halwai into a bloodthirsty murderer, Adiga writes like a seasoned professional. John Lee delivers an absolutely stunning performance, reading with a realistic and unforced East Indian dialect. He brings the story to life, reading with passion and respect for Adiga's prose. Lee currently sits at the top of the professional narrator's ladder; an actor so gifted both in his delivery and expansive palette of vocal abilities that he makes it sound easy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Roca Bolsillo
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 8496940705
• ISBN 13: 9788496940703
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304