A FORMER TIFFIN BOY FROM M:RMBAI, RAM MOHAMMCD THOMAS, HAS JUST GOT TWELVE QUESTIO&Ngrave; CORRECT ON A TV QUIZ SHOW TO WIN A COOL ONE BILLION RUPEES. BUT HE IS BRUTALLY SLUNG IN A PRISON CELL ON SUSPICION OF CHEATING. BECAUSE HOW CAN A KID FROM THE SLUMS KNOW WHO SHAKESPEARE WAS, UNLESS HE HAS BEEN _LIING A FASTPNE? IN THE ORDER OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE SHOW, RAM TELLS US WHICH AMAZING ADVENTURES IN HIS STREET-KID LIFE TAUGHT HIM THE ANSWERS. FROM ORPHANAGES TO BROTHELS, GANGSTERS TO BEGGAR-MASTERS, AND INTO THE HOMES OF BOLLYWOO&Dgrave;S RICH AND FAMOUS, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE IS BRIMMING WITH THE CHAOTIC COMEDY, HEART-STOPPING TRAGEDY, AND TEAR-INDUCING JOYFULNESS OF MODERN INDIA. THIS BRILLIANT STORY, AS COLOSSAL, VIBRANT AND CHAOTIC AS INDIA ITSELF…IS NOT TO BE MISSE&Dgrave; OBSERVER,‘ A LIVELY FIRST NOVEL. . . INDIA IS EQUALLY CHAOTIC AND ENCHANTIN&Ggrave; SUNDAY TIMES.
