The source-backed, question-specific record explains: The White Tiger is correctly associated with Aravind Adiga. The work’s first publication is conventionally dated to 2008, and its original language is English. These three details—title, author, and language—form the decisive bibliographical combination required here. Aravind Adiga, a major Indian literary figure, is also associated with Last Man in Tower; that companion title helps confirm the authorship independently rather than through guesswork. The distractor set (It is a English-language work by R. Narayan, first published in 1958.; It is a English-language work by Harper Lee, first published in 1960.; It is a Italian-language work by Umberto Eco, first published in 1980.) must therefore be tested as complete statements: one true fragment cannot make an entire option correct. A candidate should first lock the title to its writer, then check the language, and finally use 2008 as a chronological cross-check. A common examination trap is to confuse an author’s nationality with the language of composition, or a translation date with first publication. Another is to treat a well-known adaptation or later edition as the original work. Revision takeaway: remember the compact chain “The White Tiger — Aravind Adiga — English — 2008,” and connect it with Last Man in Tower for stronger recall. This evidence establishes the bibliographic relationship required in this Books and Authors item. A correct solution must preserve the exact title, author, publication context, language, award or comparison requested by the stem. Option A gives It is a English-language work by Aravind Adiga, first published in 2008.