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Gregory david roberts, the author of shantaram and its sequel, the mountain shadow, was born in melbourne, australia. For a time, gregory david robertsthe gentleman banditwas australias most wanted fugitive. It means man of gods peace, which is what the indian people know of lin. Its been a long, winding road for the charlie hunnamled shantaram, but due to a writing backlog, the end doesnt appear to be in sight. Set mostly in modern bombay, robertss sequel to shantaram defies easy categorization, one of its many charms. Shantaram is a boisterous novel based on roberts strangerthanfiction life story, charting his arrival in india with a contraband passport and his complicated love affair with that country and its people. The new yorker writer stages a daring feat of literary courage by exposing her deeply intimate recollections of the infidelity that upended her. Goodreads members cast their vote for the autobiography, which chronicles her run, and ultimate loss, as the first woman in u. Having been to india a few times, id kind of written the place off, but shantaram s bombay is an utterly fascinating, exotic place full of fascinating, exotic characters. I think the main reason i liked the book was the authors skill at describing bombay and its denizens. Swarna pusthaka award nominations 2017 asian mirror.
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