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OverviewFormer tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a cool one billion rupees. But he is brutally slung in prison on suspicion of cheating. Because how can a kid from the slums know who Shakespeare was, unless he is pulling a fast one. In the order of the questions on the show, Ram tells us which amazing adventures in his street-kid life gave him the answers. From orphanages to brothels, gangsters to beggar-masters, and into the homes of Bollywood's rich and famous, Ram's story is brimming with the chaotic comedy, heart-stopping tragedy and tear-inducing joyousness of modern India. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vikas SwarupPublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Black Swan Edition: Media tie-in Dimensions: Width: 10.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.197kg ISBN: 9780552775427ISBN 10: 0552775428 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 02 January 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Swarup has achieved a triumph with this thrilling, endearing work.' * New Zealand Herald * 'Swarup is an accomplished storyteller.' * Daily Mail * 'An inspired idea ...a broad and sympathetic humanity underpins this book.' * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * 'This page-turning novel reels from farce to melodrama to fairytale.' * You Magazine 'Book of the Week' * Q&A is a poignant, funny, rich, beautifully written novel with an utterly original and brilliant structure at its heart. A rare joy. * Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now * Q&A is a poignant, funny, rich, beautifully written novel with an utterly original and brilliant structure at its heart. A rare joy. Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now 'This page-turning novel reels from farce to melodrama to fairytale.' You Magazine 'Book of the Week' 'An inspired idea ...a broad and sympathetic humanity underpins this book.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Swarup is an accomplished storyteller.' Daily Mail 'Swarup has achieved a triumph with this thrilling, endearing work.' New Zealand Herald Author InformationVikas Swarup is a member of the Indian Foreign Service and Q&A is his first novel. An international sensation, it has been translated into over forty languages, and was recently made into the multiple Oscar-winning film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. His new novel Six Suspects is also available as a Black Swan paperback. To find out more about Vikas Swarup, visit his website: www.vikasswarup.net Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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