Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup

Slumdog Millionaire

by Vikas Swarup

Black Swan, 2008, ISBN 9780552775359, paperback

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, age toned edges (see photographs)

“Eighteen-year-old Ram has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz show to win a cool one billion rupees.
Q. So why is he sitting in a prison cell?
A. Because the producers have arrested his for cheating.
Q. How can a street-kid from a Mumbai slum know who Shakespeare was if he has never been to school?
Read this book and find out.
Following the order of the twelve questions on the show, Ram tells us which amazing episode in his life taught him the answer to the question.  From orphanages to brothels, gangsters to beggar-masters, and into the homes of Bollywood’s rich and famous, Slumdog Millionaire brims with the comedy tragedy, joy and pathos of modern India.”