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Slumdog Millionaire - Vikas Swarup
Slumdog Millionaire
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With the whole nation watching Jamal Malik is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on susicion of cheating: how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove... show more
With the whole nation watching Jamal Malik is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on susicion of cheating: how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answer to each of the game show's questions. But the final question remains a mystery. One Chief Inspector and Sixty Million viewers are about to find out what the answer is.  
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Format: papier
ISBN: 1439138168
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 324
Edition language: English
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Stories2358
Stories2358 rated it
4.0 Le dodici domande
Blog Stories Review: http://storiesbooksandmovies.blogspot.it/2015/05/le-dodici-domande-vikas-swarup.html Pochi film sono riusciti ad avere un successo pari a quello di The Millionaire. Caratterizzato da un cast sconosciuto (o quasi) e da una colonna sonora in perfetto stile indiano, la pellicola di...
Cyfranek - Cyfrowe Czytanie
Cyfranek - Cyfrowe Czytanie rated it
4.5 12 pytań z życia ulicy
Już nie mogę znieść tych ciągłych dywagacji na temat wyższości ekranizacji nad pierwowzorem książkowym lub odwrotnie. Tym bardziej, że jestem zdecydowanie zwolennikiem wyższości książek nad ekranizacjami. A tu jeszcze się może okazać, że ekranizacja odbiega od pierwowzoru! I na dokładkę może być prz...
Birdish Book Blog
Birdish Book Blog rated it
3.0
[Originally posted on Tumblr on 16. January 2013] I finished reading ‘Q and A' by Vikas Swarup today. I really enjoyed reading this while at the same time wondering about how over the top the bad things are that happen to the characters. I don’t know much about India so it’s not my place to assume...
Claudia The Conquerer
Claudia The Conquerer rated it
3.0
After reading a few other reviews, I agree that the novel is highly melodramatic. I haven't been to India, but I do understand the depravity of the slums and the caste system. And while Swarup really made an effort to make the reader understand what this part of India is like, I found it melodramati...
Just Another Reader
Just Another Reader rated it
3.0
I really liked the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" as did many other people. The book was good but not great, and I enjoyed the movie was adapted from the book much more.
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