VIKAS SWARUP is the author of Slumdog Millionaire (previously published as Q & A), which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Eurasia), won the Boeke Prize (South Africa) and was made into a celebrated feature film that won eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. He has been a member of the Indian Foreign Service for over thirty years and was recently appointed as High Commissioner of India to Canada. He is also the author of the novels Six Suspects and The Accidental Apprentice. His books have been translated into over forty languages.
"A dream of a book."--Winnipeg Free Press
"A hugely successful mixture of satire and intrigue."--Independent
on Sunday
"A rare, seemingly effortless brew of humour, drama, romance and
social realism. . . . Swarup has achieved a triumph with this
thrilling, endearing work which gets into the heart and soul of
modern India."--New Zealand Herald
"A very clever story told very cleverly and at a relentless
pace."--Sydney Morning Herald
"Fun, intelligent and leaves you wanting more."--Toronto Star
"Mingling broad humour with incisive social comment . . . absorbing
and richly entertaining reading."--The Times
"Poignant, funny, rich . . . with an utterly original and brilliant
structure at its heart."--Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now
"Swarup is an accomplished storyteller, and [Slumdog Millionaire]
has all the immediacy and impact of an oral account."--Daily
Mail
"Sweet, sorrowful and funny. An enchanting tale."--The Sunday
Tribune (India)
"That rare novel that chugs along on the parallel tracks of being a
rollicking read as well as being a polished, varnished, finished
work of impressive craftsmanship."--Hindustan Times
"This brilliant story, as colossal, vibrant and chaotic as India
itself . . . it is not to be missed."--The Observer
"This lively picaresque novel has an original and telling premise .
. . a colourful portrait of Indian society is painted with
remarkable lightness and wit."--Sunday Telegraph
"This page-turning novel reels from farce to melodrama to fairy
tale."--You Magazine
After enduring a childhood of poverty, violence and exploitation, Ram Muhammad Thomas wins a game show prize of one billion rupees. But the producers believe he has cheated and send him to the police to coerce a confession. Now, Thomas must defend his achievement and explain how a nobody without formal education won against impossible odds. Christopher Simpson's performance is both compelling and questionable; he conveys emotion powerfully but his mimicry of an Indian accent might make some listeners uncomfortable and sap the authority of the first-person narrative. Fans of the Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the novel (originally published as Q&A) will find that this version offers nuanced pleasures of its own. A Scribner hardcover. (Mar.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"A dream of a book."--Winnipeg Free Press
"A hugely successful mixture of satire and
intrigue."--Independent on Sunday
"A rare, seemingly effortless brew of humour, drama, romance and
social realism. . . . Swarup has achieved a triumph with this
thrilling, endearing work which gets into the heart and soul of
modern India."--New Zealand Herald
"A very clever story told very cleverly and at a relentless
pace."--Sydney Morning Herald
"Fun, intelligent and leaves you wanting more."--Toronto
Star
"Mingling broad humour with incisive social comment . . . absorbing
and richly entertaining reading."--The Times
"Poignant, funny, rich . . . with an utterly original and brilliant
structure at its heart."--Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live
Now
"Swarup is an accomplished storyteller, and [Slumdog
Millionaire] has all the immediacy and impact of an oral
account."--Daily Mail
"Sweet, sorrowful and funny. An enchanting tale."--The Sunday
Tribune (India)
"That rare novel that chugs along on the parallel tracks of being a
rollicking read as well as being a polished, varnished, finished
work of impressive craftsmanship."--Hindustan Times
"This brilliant story, as colossal, vibrant and chaotic as India
itself . . . it is not to be missed."--The Observer
"This lively picaresque novel has an original and telling premise .
. . a colourful portrait of Indian society is painted with
remarkable lightness and wit."--Sunday Telegraph
"This page-turning novel reels from farce to melodrama to fairy
tale."--You Magazine
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