Slumdog Millionaire

by Vikas Swarup

On Sale: 12/09/2008

Slumdog Millionaire

by Vikas Swarup

On Sale: 12/09/2008

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About the Book

Ram Mohammad Thomas has been arrested—for answering twelve questions correctly on TV’s Who Will Win a Billion? Ram has never gone to school and never read a newspaper. There is no way a poor orphan from Jimmy’s Bar could know the names of the planets or the plays of Shakespeare ... unless he cheated. Rescued from his police cell by a lawyer, Ram reviews television footage of his flawless performance and takes us on an amazing tour of his life growing up in Asia’s biggest slum—from the day he is salvaged from a garbage can, to his job with a faded Bollywood star, to working as an over-creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal, to falling in love with Nita, a young prostitute. A brilliantly conceived fable with a modern sensibility, Slumdog Millionaire is a comic and charming novel that paints an enthralling portrait of humanity.

Originally published as Q&A.

Critical Praise

“Fun, intelligent and leaves you wanting more.” — <em>Toronto Star</em>

“A dream of a book.” — <em>Winnipeg Free Press</em>

“This brilliant story, as colossal, vibrant and chaotic as India itself . . . it is not to be missed.” — <em>The Observer</em>

“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.” — <em>New Zealand Herald</em>

“Swarup is an accomplished storyteller, and [Slumdog Millionaire] has all the immediacy and impact of an oral account.” — <em>Daily Mail</em>

“Mingling broad humour with incisive social comment . . . absorbing and richly entertaining reading.” — <em>The Times</em>

“This lively picaresque novel has an original and telling premise . . . a colourful portrait of Indian society is painted with remarkable lightness and wit.” — <em>Sunday Telegraph</em>

“A hugely successful mixture of satire and intrigue.” — <em>Independent on Sunday</em>

“Sweet, sorrowful and funny. An enchanting tale.” — <em>The Sunday Tribune</em> (India)

“This page-turning novel reels from farce to melodrama to fairy tale.” — <em>You Magazine</em>

“A very clever story told very cleverly and at a relentless pace.” — <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em>

“Poignant, funny, rich . . . with an utterly original and brilliant structure at its heart.” — Meg Rosoff, author of <em>How I Live Now</em>

“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.” — <em>Hindustan Times</em>

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9781554685134
  • ISBN 10: 1554685133
  • Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
  • On Sale: 12/09/2008
  • Pages: 320
  • List Price:17.95 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FICTION / Media Tie-In
  • BISAC2 : FICTION / Literary

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