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On India's south-western coast, between Goa and Calicut, lies Kittur – a small, nondescript every town. Between the Assassinations.

On India's south-western coast, between Goa and Calicut, lies Kittur – a small, nondescript every town. Aravind Adiga acts as our guide to the town, mapping overlapping lives of Kittur's residents. Here, an illiterate Muslim boy working at the train station finds himself tempted by an Islamic terrorist; a bookseller is arrested for selling a copy of "The Satanic Verses"; a rich, spoiled, half-caste student decides to explode a bomb in school; a sexologist has to find a cure for a young boy who may have AIDS.

Between the Assassinations is unified by its preoccupation with the inner lives of Indians mired in an intricate . Bernard Manzo, Financial Times. Also by Aravind Adiga. First published in India in 2008 by Picador India

Between the Assassinations is unified by its preoccupation with the inner lives of Indians mired in an intricate system of social control. In increments of concretely realized detail, Adiga builds his portrait of Kittu. mpassioned and involving. Kevin Power, Sunday Business Post. First published in India in 2008 by Picador India.

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Between the Assassinations is the second book published by Aravind Adiga though it was written before his first book The White Tiger

Between the Assassinations is the second book published by Aravind Adiga though it was written before his first book The White Tiger. The title refers to the period between the assassinations of Indira Gandhi in 1984 and her son, Rajiv Gandhi, in 1991. Indira Gandhi was the serving Prime Minister of India when she was assassinated; Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1984, and left office following his party's defeat in the 1989 general election.

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Between the Assassinations. Aravind Adiga acts as our guide to the town, mapping overlapping lives of Kittur’s residents. Author: Aravind Adiga. On India’s south-western coast, between Goa and Calicut, lies Kittur – a small, nondescript every town. Aravind Adiga acts as our guide to the town, mapping overlapping lives of Kittur’s residents

This book is effectively a collection of short stories told from the perspective of different people all residing in the same town.

Only 15 left in stock (more on the way). Only 8 left in stock (more on the way). This book is effectively a collection of short stories told from the perspective of different people all residing in the same town. What I liked about it: - occassionally characters meet (although dont expect much of this).

Aravind Adiga's short stories take us where other writers fear to tread, says Vikas Swarup

Aravind Adiga's short stories take us where other writers fear to tread, says Vikas Swarup. You have gone into the countryside and seen life there, unlike ninety per cent of our writers. Arriving in kittur: Kittur is on India ’s southwestern coast, between Goa and Calicut, and almost equidistant from the two. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, and by the Kaliamma River to the south and east. The terrain of the town is hilly; the soil is black and mildly acidic. The monsoons arrive in June, and besiege the town through September. The following three months are dry and cool, and are the best time to visit Kittur. Given the town’s richness of history and scenic beauty, and.