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Adiga’s work challenges perceptions with a blend of wit and raw honesty, making each novel a thought-provoking experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"last-man-in-tower-by-aravind-adiga-9781848875180","title":"Last Man in Tower","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e21st Century Mumbai is a city of new money and soaring real estate, and property kingpin Dharmen Shah has grand plans for its future. His offer to buy and tear down a weathered tower block, making way for luxury apartments, will make each of its residents rich - if all agree to sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut not everyone wants to leave; many of the residents have lived there for a lifetime, many of them are no longer young. As tensions rise among the once civil neighbours, one by one those who oppose the offer give way to the majority, until only one man stands in Shah's way: Masterji, a retired schoolteacher, once the most respected man in the building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShah is a dangerous man to refuse, but as the demolition deadline looms, Masterji's neighbours - friends who have become enemies, acquaintances turned co-conspirators - may stop at nothing to score their payday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast Man in Tower\u003c\/em\u003e by Aravind Adiga intricately weaves a tale of ambition, confrontation, and the toll of moral dilemmas. Will Masterji stand firm or crumble under the pressure? 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