Aravind Adiga — Last Man in Tower; Selection Day
London, Atlantic Books; Picador , 2011-2016. First edition. Cloth. Two first editions of powerful novels written by Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga. Selection Day is signed. The first editions of novels Last Man in Tower and Selection Day, written by Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga. Published in 2011 and 2016 respectively.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Selection day contains the author's signature on the title page.Originally a journalist, Adiga moved back to India in 2006 and later became a very successful novelist. Last Man in Tower focuses on modern India, following Murthy, a long-time resident of a dilapidated tower-block, and his sturggle against greedy real-estate developers. Selection Day, the story of a chutney seller who trains his two sons to become cricketers, was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, Selection Day is in excellent condition. Tower is extremely smart, with slight marking to glint title and bruising to spine. Dust wrappers are very bright and clean. Slight wear to bottom edge of front fly leaf to Tower and a small crease to top right corner of Tower front fly leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.