Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts (Scribe - Hardcover) book collectible [Barcode 9781920769000]

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Title:

Shantaram

Genre:

Autobiography

Binding:

Hardcover

Edition:

1st

Printing:

1st

Narrative:

First Person

Type of Book:

Fiction

Number of Pages:

936

Number of Chapters:

Date Added:

2018-06-26 18:39:56

Synopsis:

’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

Author:

Gregory David Roberts

Publisher:

Scribe

Barcode:

9781920769000

Country:

Australia

Place of Printing:

Melbourne

Publication Date:

2003-06-01