by Vikas Swarup · Bra Böcker · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789170027987
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«Slumdog millionaire : Vem vill bli miljardär?» is the contemporary fiction novel by Vikas Swarup, published by Bra Böcker in paperback (306 pages, in Swedish).
Ram Mohammad Thomas, an orphan raised in India, is arrested after answering twelve questions correctly on «Vem vill bli miljardär?», because no one believes an uneducated boy could know so much. With his lawyer, he reviews each answer and recalls his life: his rescue as a baby, his time as a guide at the Taj Mahal, and the singular characters who crossed his path.
Novel originally published as «Q & A» in 2005; this Swedish edition is translated by Tove Janson Borglund. Danny Boyle's film is based on this work.
For readers of contemporary fiction and those who want to discover the novel behind the film that won eight Academy Awards.
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Vikas Swarup is an Indian writer and retired diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who served as the Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs, India on 30 June 2021 and previously served as High Commissioner of India in Canada and has been the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs. He authored the novel Q & A, adapted in film as Slumdog Millionaire, the winner of Best Film for the year 2009 at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards.
