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Vikas Swarup's Slumdog Millionaire unfolds the story of Ram Thomas, an uneducated orphan from the slums of Mumbai, India. The story opens with authorities, unconvinced that a slumdog could answer all twelve questions correctly on India's biggest game show, Who Will Win a Billion?, holding Ram on suspicions of cheating. Enter Smita Shah, a lawyer bent on rescuing Ram. With Smita as his listener, Ram reveals how his life experiences gave him the needed answers to win.
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- Author
- Vikas Swarup
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 311
- Publisher
- Audiogo, Klett Sprachen GmbH, Scribner
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780792766018
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