Books like The White Tiger
12 books with a reading profile close to The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Home Fire
narrative, classic literature
Isma Pasha raises her younger twin siblings, Aneeka and Parvaiz, in London after their jihadist father dies in transit to Guantanamo Bay.
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2
Prodigal Summer
narrative, classic literature
In the humid mountains of southern Appalachia, three narrative threads intersect through the lens of evolutionary biology and ecological interdependence.
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3
Bel-Ami
narrative, classic literature
Georges Duroy arrives in Paris as a penniless veteran with nothing but his appearance and a lack of scruples.
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4
Iki Sehrin Hikayesi
narrative, classic literature
Set against the violent backdrop of the French Revolution, this narrative follows Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat seeking to escape his family heritage, and Sydney Carton, a cynical English lawyer.
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5
Empire Falls
narrative, classic literature
Miles Roby manages the Empire Grill, a greasy spoon in a decaying Maine logging town owned by the wealthy Whiting family.
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6
The Sisters Brothers
narrative, classic literature
Eli and Charlie Sisters are notorious hired killers traveling from Oregon City to California during the 1851 Gold Rush.
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7
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
narrative, classic literature
In this adaptation, Benjamin Button is born with the physical appearance and ailments of a seventy-year-old man, forcing his father to navigate social embarrassment in nineteenth-century Baltimore.
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8
Mademoiselle Fifi
narrative, classic literature
Set during the Prussian occupation of France in the 1870s, this collection centers on the titular novella about a cruel Prussian officer nicknamed Mademoiselle Fifi for his effeminate mannerisms.
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9
Hag-Seed
narrative, classic literature
Felix Phillips is a theater director ousted from his festival job by a treacherous associate.
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10
To Have and Have Not
narrative, classic literature
Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain in Key West, struggles to support his family during the Great Depression.
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11
Susan Lenox
narrative, classic literature
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise follows an illegitimate girl born into a rigid Midwestern environment.
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
narrative, classic literature
Joe Kavalier, a magician and escape artist, flees Nazi-occupied Prague and arrives in New York City to live with his cousin, Sammy Clay.
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