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Last Man in Tower - A Novel

by Aravind Adiga
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Last Man in Tower - A Novel
Last Man in Tower - A Novel

Mumbai's modern morality tale of money vs values.

"Last Man In Tower" isn't just a story; it's a journey through the heart of Mumbai's perennial conflict between tradition and modernity. Adiga masterfully portrays the grit behind the glitter of urban development, weaving a tale that's as much about the soul of a city as it is about its skyline. If you want to understand the human cost of rapid progress in one of the world's most bustling metropolises, this book is for you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Last Man in Tower - A Novel

by Aravind Adiga
$8.90
ISBN: 9780307950147
Authors: Aravind Adiga
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 2012-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.57
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Searing. Explosive. Lyrical. Compassionate. Here is the astonishing new novel by the Man Booker Prize–winning author of The White Tiger, a book that took rage and anger at injustice and turned it into a thrilling murder story. Now, with the same fearlessness and insight, Aravind Adiga broadens his canvas to give us a riveting story of money and power, luxury and deprivation, set in the booming city of Mumbai. At the heart of this novel are two equally compelling men, poised for a showdown. Real estate developer Dharmen Shah rose from nothing to create an empire and hopes to seal his legacy with a building named the Shanghai, which promises to be one of the city’s most elite addresses. Larger-than-life Shah is a dangerous man to refuse. But he meets his match in a retired schoolteacher called Masterji. Shah offers Masterji and his neighbors—the residents of Vishram Society’s Tower A, a once respectable, now crumbling apartment building on whose site Shah’s luxury high-rise would be built—a generous buyout. They can’t believe their good fortune. Except, that is, for Masterji, who refuses to abandon the building he has long called home. As the demolition deadline looms, desires mount; neighbors become enemies, and acquaintances turn into conspirators who risk losing their humanity to score their payday. Here is a richly told, suspense-fueled story of ordinary people
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Mumbai's modern morality tale of money vs values.

"Last Man In Tower" isn't just a story; it's a journey through the heart of Mumbai's perennial conflict between tradition and modernity. Adiga masterfully portrays the grit behind the glitter of urban development, weaving a tale that's as much about the soul of a city as it is about its skyline. If you want to understand the human cost of rapid progress in one of the world's most bustling metropolises, this book is for you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.