HarperCollins India to publish Aravind Adiga’s new novel. After the thrilling success of ‘The White Tiger’ Aravind Adiga’s new novel will be published by HarperCollins India.

New Delhi, 29 October 2009: /IndiaPRLine.com/ Indian rights for Aravind Adiga’s new novel Last Man in the Tower have been acquired by HarperCollins India, for publication in early 2011. The novel, which is set in Mumbai, is his second, after The White Tiger, which won the Man Booker Prize 2008 and the marketing campaign for book won the Asian Multimedia Publishing Awards 2009. The paperback of The White Tiger is due out in December this year; the hardback has sold over 150,000 copies since its publication in April 2008.

Commenting on the occasion, P.M. Sukumar, C.E.O HarperCollins India said ‘We are delighted to have been chosen as Aravind Adiga’s publisher again, for his next novel “Last Man in Tower”, which we hope to publish in early 2011. Aravind is one of the finest writers in the world today and “The White Tiger” was a wonderful & rewarding experience. We are looking forward to “Last Man in Tower”.

Commenting on the occasion, V.K. Karthika, Chief Editor and Publisher HarperCollins India said ‘Last Man is a sweeping novel about contemporary India, more particularly Mumbai. Adiga’s characters are unforgettable, his prose riveting.’

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