Q & A A Novel
Q & A A Novel by Vikas Swarup is a reprint edition published by Simon and Schuster on August 12, 2008, featuring 318 pages in English. This debut novel opens with Ram Mohammad Thomas, who finds himself in a Mumbai jail after successfully answering all twelve questions on India’s biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? As he recounts his life story to his lawyer, readers are taken on a journey through his extraordinary experiences, revealing how each moment led him to the answers he provided on the show.
In this narrative, Ram’s life unfolds through a series of captivating tales, from his beginnings as an orphan found in a church donation box to his encounters with various colorful characters, including a Bollywood star and an Australian army colonel. The book explores themes of perseverance and survival, blending elements of comedy, drama, and romance. Vikas Swarup’s storytelling offers a unique perspective on the human experience, highlighting the interplay of knowledge and life lessons amidst the struggles of existence.
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Vikas Swarup’s spectacular debut, which provided the inspiration for the award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, is a page-turning and beguiling story of love, perseverance, and drama.
Vikas Swarup’s remarkable debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India’s biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to each question.
Ram takes us on an amazing review of his own history—from the day he was found as a baby in the clothes donation box of a Delhi church to his employment by a faded Bollywood star to his adventure with a security-crazed Australian army colonel to his career as an overly creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal.
Swarup’s Q & A is a charming blend of high comedy, drama, and romance that reveals how we know what we know—not just about trivia, but about life itself. Cutting across humanity in all its squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of the struggle between good and evil—and what happens when one boy has no other choice in life but to survive.
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