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A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld.
'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an Australian prison to India, where he lived in a Bombay slum. There, he established a free health clinic and also joined the mafia, working as a money launderer, forger and street soldier. He found time to learn Hindi and Marathi, fall in love, and spend time being worked over in an Indian jail. Then, in case anyone thought he was slacking, he acted in Bollywood and fought with the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan . . . Amazingly, Roberts wrote Shantaram three times after prison guards trashed the first two versions. It's a profound tribute to his willpower . . . At once a high-kicking, eye-gouging adventure, a love saga and a savage yet tenderly lyrical fugitive vision.' Time Out
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A literary masterpiece ... at once erudite and intimate, reflective and funny ... it has the grit and pace of a thriller (DAILY TELEGRAPH)
Powerful and original ... a remarkable achievement (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
Extraordinarily vivid ... a gigantic, jaw-dropping, grittily authentic saga (DAILY MAIL)
A publishing phenomenon (SUNDAY TIMES)
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Powerful and original ... a remarkable achievement (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)
Extraordinarily vivid ... a gigantic, jaw-dropping, grittily authentic saga (DAILY MAIL)
A publishing phenomenon (SUNDAY TIMES)
* A publishing sensation: a stunning debut novel based on the author's dramatic and extraordinary true story of life on the run in the Bombay underworld
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- PublisherLittle, Brown
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0316727253
- ISBN 13 9780316727259
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages944
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. London, Little Brown, 2004. First British edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A pristine unread copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap (16.99). SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page and dated in year of publication (name and date only). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # Signed-UK-LD-R
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