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Description for Q and A
Paperback. A young East Indian man was arrested only because he had answered correctly all the questions in a quiz show This novel has been made into the very popular moVietnamese "Slumdog Millionaire." Vietnamese translation by Nguyen Bich Lan. In Vietnamese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
The bestselling book behind the Oscar-winning film SLUMDOG MILLLIONAIRE directed by Danny Boyle
'An absorbing and richly entertaining read' Times
Former tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a cool one billion rupees. But he is brutally slung in prison on suspicion of cheating. Because how can a kid from the slums know who Shakespeare was, unless he is cheating?
In the order of the questions on the show, Ram tells us which incredible adventures in his life on the streets gave him the answers. From orphanages to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552772501
SKU
KTG0002482
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup is a member of the Indian Foreign Service and is based in Delhi. Q&A has won many awards, and is translated into 40 languages so far. It is the book behind the mult-Oscar winning film, Slumdog Millionaire. His second novel, Six Suspects, is available as a Black Swan paperback and ebook and is soon to be made into ... Read more
Reviews for Q and A
This brilliant story, as colossal, vibrant and chaotic as India itself... is not to be missed
Observer
Poignant, funny, rich... with an utterly orignal and brilliant structure at its heart
Meg Rosoff, author of HOW I LIVE NOW Mingling broad humour with incisive social comment, Q&A is absorbing and richly entertaining reading
The Times
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Observer
Poignant, funny, rich... with an utterly orignal and brilliant structure at its heart
Meg Rosoff, author of HOW I LIVE NOW Mingling broad humour with incisive social comment, Q&A is absorbing and richly entertaining reading
The Times
This ... Read more