Selection Day

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Indian cricket dreams clash with identity crisis.

"Selection Day" isn't just for cricket enthusiasts. Aravind Adiga weaves a tapestry that sutures the microcosm of a young boy's dreams, identity, and familial bonds within the macrocosm of a society obsessed with a sport. It's a coming-of-age story that lets you walk in Manju's shoes, feeling the pressure of expectations and the weight of self-discovery, set against a backdrop that's vibrantly Indian yet universally relatable. If you enjoyed "The White Tiger" for its social commentary, this will hit a similar note, with the added suspense of a sports narrative.

  • DSC Prize Nominee for South Asian Literature Longlist (2017)
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Selection Day

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ISBN: 9781509806492
Authors: Aravind Adiga
Publisher: PAN MACMILLAN
Date of Publication: 2017-08-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.23
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Manju is fourteen. He knows he is good at cricket -- if not as good as his elder brother Radha. He knows that he fears and resents his domineering and cricket-obsessed father, admires his brilliantly talented brother and is fascinated by CSI and curious and interesting scientific facts. But there are many things, about himself and about the world, that he doesn't know . . . Everyone around him, it seems, has a clear idea of who Manju should be, except Manju himself. But when Manju begins to get to know Radha's great rival, a boy as privileged and confident as Manju is not, everything in Manju's world begins to change and he is faced by decisions that will challenge both his sense of self and of the world around him. As sensitively observed as The White Tiger -- Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2008 -- was brilliantly furious, Selection Day reveals another facet of Aravind Adiga's remarkable talent.
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Indian cricket dreams clash with identity crisis.

"Selection Day" isn't just for cricket enthusiasts. Aravind Adiga weaves a tapestry that sutures the microcosm of a young boy's dreams, identity, and familial bonds within the macrocosm of a society obsessed with a sport. It's a coming-of-age story that lets you walk in Manju's shoes, feeling the pressure of expectations and the weight of self-discovery, set against a backdrop that's vibrantly Indian yet universally relatable. If you enjoyed "The White Tiger" for its social commentary, this will hit a similar note, with the added suspense of a sports narrative.

  • DSC Prize Nominee for South Asian Literature Longlist (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.