Aravind Adiga’s debut novel, THE WHITE TIGER, received the prestigious Man Booker Prize. LAST MAN IN TOWER, his second novel, adeptly exposes the personal, political, and cultural costs of India’s economic awakening.

Set in Mumbai, the bustling seaside city formerly known as Bombay, the story pits Masterji, a retired schoolteacher and longtime resident of Vishram Society’s Tower A, against his neighbors as he resists the outlandishly lucrative buyout offer of an ambitious, unscrupulous real estate developer Because the offer is valid only if the residents unanimously agree to sell their apartments, tension mounts as the residents try to persuade the reluctant Masterji to reconsider.

Through the microcosm of Vishram Society’s Tower A, the book vividly illustrates the impact of modernization on the Indian people. The Tower residents, friends and neighbors for years despite individual differences, are forced to confront some ugly truths when pushed to the brink, forced to decide whether to sacrifice their moral, religious, and cultural beliefs at the altar of economic security. A revealing and rewarding read.