A small prison cell in India holds an 18-year-old penniless waiter
from a Mumbai slum. But Ram Mohammad Thomas isn't a criminal. He is
under arrest for correctly answering 12 tricky trivia questions on
the show Who Will Win a Billion? Reluctant to part with the jackpot
of one billion rupees, the show directors bribe the police to
arrest Ram, accusing him of cheating. For how else could a poor,
uneducated orphan know so much: the name of the smallest planet,
global capitals, and diplomatic policy? Ram is rescued by a lawyer
who draws from him the always compelling, touching and sometimes
comic story of his life, explaining the source of his knowledge. An
inspired performance by narrator Kerry Shale captures the spirit of
this offbeat novel, a blend of high comedy and touching melancholy.
General
| Imprint: |
BBC Audiobooks
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2009 |
| First published: |
March 2009 |
| Authors: |
Vikas Swarup
|
| Readers: |
Christopher Simpson
|
| Dimensions: |
153 x 126 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
 Standard format
|
| Disks: |
9 |
| Pages: |
9 |
| Running time: |
645 minutes |
| Edition: |
abridged edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-60283-466-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-60283-466-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781602834668 |
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