Between the Assassinations
By Aravind Adiga
(Free Press, Hardcover, 9781439152928, 339pp.)
Publication Date: June 2009
Categories: Short Stories (single author), Literary
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Description
The dazzling new book from the winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize, "Between the Assassinations" brings to life a chorus of distinctive Indian voices, all inhabitants in the fictional town of Kittur.
Conversation Starters from ReadingGroupChoices.com
1. The symbols of each major religion act "like signposts to identify the three religions of the town to voyagers from the ocean (p.39)." Do you think these symbols act as a warning to visitors or are they welcoming signs of the diversity of Kittur? Discuss the relationships these three world religions have with each other within the city and the tensions they cause among its inhabitants.











