Its been a while since I finished this book…and was thinking of writing about it. Don’t see this as a review please…I am simply penning down my thoughts and I open the house for discussion!
What I liked was the plot…the transition of a simple, innocent man from a village who wishes to spread his wings but is unable to do so as he is bound by the shackles of the society. His journey to the hip, hypocrite, sensational city of Delhi that changes his thoughts, behaviour and increases his appetite to be more than just a driver…a criminal thought eh? Its an autobiography of a man, any man from nowhere who aims to be at the top of his boss.
I loved the idea of this man writing to the Premier of China! What made him think that the head of China would read his letters to know more about India? That’s the creativity of Adiga!
The book has sexual and class undercurrents and brings forth the dichotomy of urban and rural lifestyle. I am sure a whole range of books covers these two elements…but this book binds these two together to give us a comprehensive journey of a village boy turned wealthy entrepreneur in Bangalore. It exposes the fantasies of a poor, deprived off man who wishes to live the life of his master.
The plot is extraordinary and the issues dealt with are real and appealing to urbanites like us who do not know of the problems faced by people in the villages…who live in an ultra modern world with all the luxuries and much more but are left unsatisfied.
May be its time to think beyond ‘our’ lifestyle and may be happiness lies in simplicity and simple pleasures that come by everyday!
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