by Gregory David Roberts · Umbriel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489367111
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«Shantaram» is the adventure novel by Gregory David Roberts, published by Umbriel in paperback (1152 pages, in Spanish).
Lin escapes from an Australian prison and arrives in Bombay, where the poorest neighbourhoods and the underworld transform his life. Among gangsters, saints and rebels, he meets Prabaker and the enigmatic Karla; he experiences love, violence and the war in Afghanistan in a story of redemption with real roots.
«Shantaram» is the first instalment of the eponymous series; it was originally published in 2003 and was nominated for the 2004 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first novel (Pacific region).
For readers of long adventure novels and criminal drama, with a real background and set in Bombay.
Gordon Dennis Roberts is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 1,097 NHL regular season games from 1979 to 1994. He was a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is an honoured member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
