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Tower A, a steadfast apartment on the fringes of a sprawling slum, has endured more than five decades as Mumbai’s skyline shifts around it. Aravind Adiga explores how this single building—and the resident who guards it—reflects the city’s rapid transformation, the clash between tradition and modernity, and the relentless pressure of real‑estate development on everyday lives. Through the lens of a humble apartment society, the novel paints a vivid portrait of urban social conflict and the relentless march toward a new Bombay.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Aravind Adiga
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