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Roberts, born in june 1952, overcame a debilitating heroin addiction and crime life to engineer a successful writing career that is to a large extent a chronicle of his earlier struggles. Shantaram is narrated by lin, an escaped convict with a false passport who flees maximum security prison in australia for the teeming streets of a. Shantaram by gregory david roberts nook book ebook. Gregory david roberts biography list of works, study. Shantaram gregory david roberts read online free books. He was a heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from pentridge prison and fled to india where he lived for ten years.
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The novel chronicles approximately seven years in roberts amazing life, from his arrival in bombay in 1982 until his departure from bombay in the late eighties though we dont actually get an account of the departure in the novel, it is implied. After the publication of his first novel, the bestselling shantaram, he spent ten years working as an ambassador for charitable and social justice organisations, and as a philosophical consultant to leaders and philanthropic foundations. Im following fast paced journey of gregory david roberts, after he escapes prison and finds himself living in bombay mubai, india with new friends and whole new perspective on life. Gregory david robertss shantaram was an unlikely publishing. Gregory david roberts is an australian author, most noted for his novel shantaram. He was a heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from pe.
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The blurb says it is based on the life of the author, but is also part fiction. In the mountain shadow, the long awaited sequel, lin must find his way in a bombay run by a different generation of mafia dons. Gregory david roberts audio books, best sellers, author. Patrick ness telegraph uk a gentle giant on the scale of shantaram can afford a few unintended giggles, but millionrupee questions remain. Gregory david roberts is a suitable giant, a dazzling guru, and a genius in full. The books name comes from the name his best friends mother gave him, which means man of peace, or man of gods peace. Buy a cheap copy of shantaram book by gregory david roberts.
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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. In 1978 roberts was sentenced to nineteen years imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies of buildingsociety branches, credit unions, and shops he had committed while addicted to heroin. Discover book depositorys huge selection of gregory david roberts books online. When he committed a series of robberies with an imitation pistol, he was described as the gentleman bandit. On completing his prison sentence, he established a small multimedia company and is now a fulltime writer. Shantaram by gregory david roberts is a huge yet hardtoputdown novel.
The sequel to the international bestseller shantaram shantaram introduced millions of readers to a cast of unforgettable characters in the hidden heart of bombay through lin, an australian fugitive, working as a passport forger for a branch of the bombay mafia. Gregory david roberts audio books, best sellers, author bio. Moses isegawa, author of abyssinian chronicles and snakepit shantaram is, quite simply, the 1001 arabian nights of the new century. Read online shantaram pdf by gregory david roberts for free.
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A sequel entitled the mountain shadow was released on october. Shantaram is the actionfilled story of lin, a character based very closely on the author, gregory david roberts. The mountain shadow, by gregory david roberts the new york. Shantaram is a novel based on the life of the author, gregory david roberts. I started reading it on a flight and the journey just continued. Gregory david roberts s most popular book is shantaram. The mountain shadow by gregory david roberts, paperback. Anyone who loves to read has been looking for this book all their reading life. Gregory david roberts books list of books by author. So begins this epic, mesmerizing first novel by gregory david roberts, set in the underworld of contemporary bombay. Oct 05, 2015 gregory david roberts is the australianborn writer of shantaram 2003, a bestselling novel based on his experiences as a heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from melbournes. The novel is commended by many for its vivid portrayal of tumultuous life in bombay. It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what i know ab.
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