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Author record · 2008 to 2021

Aravind Adiga: Awards and Best-of Lists

Aravind Adiga has won 1 award, the Booker Prize (2008) for The White Tiger, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 13 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2021AmnestyMiles Franklin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2020Amnesty: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020AmnestyKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2017Selection Day: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2017Selection DayNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2017Selection DayWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2016Selection DayThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2016Selection DayFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013Last Man in TowerDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2011Last Man in TowerKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2011The Last Man in the TowerThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2011Last Man in TowerWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2010The White TigerDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2009The White TigerPEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection
2008The White TigerBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2008The White TigerThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2008The White TigerThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2008The White TigerAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100

Books

  1. The White Tiger6 sources · 2008 to 2010
  2. Selection Day: A Novel5 sources · 2016 to 2017
  3. Amnesty3 sources · 2020 to 2021
  4. Last Man in Tower3 sources · 2011 to 2013
  5. The Last Man in the Tower1 source · 2011