History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
- Maya Angelou
Pleasure book of the moment (no international criminal statutes I promise)
Aravavind Adiga's "The White Tiger"
...using satire and humor, he brings realities of India to the fingertips of readers far far away. The plucky murderer/protagonist takes the reader on a colourful if not sad journey through India, all through a letter written to China's Premier Wen Jiabao.
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