I enjoyed this story.
I don’t find it a coincidence that I just finished reading a few books
by Salman Rushdie who was born in India. This is the author’s first novel and
it was great for a first.
The main character, Balram Halwai comes from the “darkness”
neighborhood in India. Balram gets hired
as a driver for a wealthy man in his village and he gets paid a lot of money. Balram is able to send money home to take care
of his family. And then he stops. Corruption, murder, caste systems and poverty
fill this tale told in seven days to the Premier of China who is scheduled to
visit India.
Balram sums up destiny in India – eat or get eaten up. Balram explains the scenario to the Prime
Minister that if a taxi driver finds a case with diamonds in his taxi, he will
make every effort to return it to the owner by reporting the loss to the
police. It’s the police who do not have
the integrity to return lost property!
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