If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Shantaram is one of those rare books, which can make one rethink life from an entirely different perspective. The shantaram book series by gregory david roberts includes books shantaram and the mountain shadow. This shantaram book is telling about it took me a long time and most of the world to learn what i know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while i was chained to a wall and being tortured. So begins this epic, mesmerizing first novel by gregory david roberts, set in the. Sentenced to nineteen years in prison for a series of armed robberies, he escaped and spent ten of his fugitive years in bombay. Its tough to pick a specific set of lines and call them my favorite.
After landing in bombay now mumbai, he befriends his tour guide prabhakar and other expatriates who are involved in some minor illegal crimes in the city. For those who have read and loved shantaram, what else did you love. Shantaram book series is written by gregory david roberts and consists of two books shantaram and the mountain shadow. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Shantaram, the authors 944page debut, is based on roberts experiences of life on the run in the bombay underworld. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. In the early 80s, gregory david roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an australian prison. Read online shantaram pdf by gregory david roberts for. Aptly described as a saga, in this book, our protagonist linbaba aka shantaram experiences everything.
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