ID | 019611 |
Call Number | 823.92/ADI |
Title Proper | Last man in tower: a novel |
Language | ENG |
Author | Adiga, Aravind |
Publication | New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. |
Description | 382p Yellow and pink spine |
Note | Real estate developer Dharmen Shah rose from nothing to create an empire, and hopes to seal his legacy with a building named the Shanghai, which promises to be one of Mumbai's most elite addresses. When Shah offers a generous buyout to the residents of a crumbling apartment building on whose site this luxury high-rise would be built, they can't believe their good fortune. All but one: a retired schoolteacher called Masterji, who refuses to abandon his home. |
Standard Number | 9780307594099 |
Price. Qualification | $26.95(Hb) |
Classification Number | 823.92 |
Key Words | IBDP ; Apartment dwellers ; Apartment houses ; Real estate developers ; Social conflict ; Real estate business - India ; Apartment houses - India |