Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in
Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after
correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz
show, "Who Will Win a Billion?" It is hard to believe that a poor
orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win
such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales Ram
explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer
to each question.
Ram takes us on an amazing review of his own history -- from the
day he was found as a baby in the clothes donation box of a Delhi
church to his employment by a faded Bollywood star to his adventure
with a security-crazed Australian army colonel to his career as an
overly creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal.
Swarup's "Q & A" is a beguiling blend of high comedy, drama,
and romance that reveals how we know what we know -- not just about
trivia, but about life itself. Cutting across humanity in all its
squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of
the struggle between good and evil -- and what happens when one boy
has no other choice in life but to survive.
General
| Imprint: |
Scribner Book Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2008 |
| First published: |
August 2008 |
| Authors: |
Vikas Swarup
|
| Dimensions: |
201 x 132 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-6748-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7432-6748-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780743267489 |
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