Adiga's The White Tiger as World Bank Literature

In his article "Adiga's The White Tiger as World Bank Literature" Abdullah M. Al-Dagamseh reads Aravind Adiga's novel within the context of global neoliberal capitalism, especially as radical neoliberal reforms took root in India in 1991. Al-Dagamseh argues that The White Tiger r...

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Published in:CLCWeb : Comparative literature and culture Vol. 15; no. 6
Main Author: Al-Dagamseh, Abdullah M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Ashland Purdue University Press 01.12.2013
Subjects:
Adiga, Aravind
Bildungsroman
Capitalism
Educational activities
Globalization
Hegemony
Heroism & heroes
Ideology
Indian literature
Intersectionality
Literary characters
Literary criticism
Literary devices
Literature
Logic
Narrative theme
Narratives
Neoliberalism
Novels
Success
Violence
India
ISSN:1481-4374, 1481-4374
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Summary:In his article "Adiga's The White Tiger as World Bank Literature" Abdullah M. Al-Dagamseh reads Aravind Adiga's novel within the context of global neoliberal capitalism, especially as radical neoliberal reforms took root in India in 1991. Al-Dagamseh argues that The White Tiger read as world bank literature provides critiques of the globally hegemonic discourses of success story narratives by exposing the contradictions of different, but overlapping facets of neoliberal ideology. Further, Al-Dagamseh demonstrates that the novel serves to reveal the contradiction between mythical global narratives and the reality and nature of "success" and "development" achieved through violence, crime, and destruction and posits that fictional representations of violence challenge hegemonic success story narratives and development projects which turn out to be disappointments, delusion, inequality, class/caste division, corruption, violence, and uneven geographical development.
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ISSN:1481-4374
1481-4374
DOI:10.7771/1481-4374.2364