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Book SynopsisFormer 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 pulling a fast one.
In the order of the questions on the show, Ram tells us which amazing adventures in his street-kid life gave him the answers. From orphanages to brothels, gangsters to beggar-masters, and into the homes of Bollywood''s rich and famous, Ram''s story is brimming with the chaotic comedy, heart-stopping tragedy and tear-inducing joyousness of modern India.
Trade ReviewQ&A is a poignant, funny, rich, beautifully written novel with an utterly original and brilliant structure at its heart. A rare joy. * Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now *
'This page-turning novel reels from farce to melodrama to fairytale.' * You Magazine 'Book of the Week' *
'An inspired idea ...a broad and sympathetic humanity underpins this book.' * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
'Swarup is an accomplished storyteller.' * Daily Mail *
'Swarup has achieved a triumph with this thrilling, endearing work.' * New Zealand Herald *
