Shantaram (novel)
2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict escapes from Pentridge Prison and flees to India. The novel is commended by many for its vivid portrayal of life in Bombay in the early to late 1980s.
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Author | Gregory David Roberts |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publisher | Scribe Publications (Australia) |
Publication date | 2003 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 936 pp (US hardback edition) |
ISBN | 1-920769-00-5 (First hardback edition) |
OCLC | 223420249 |
Followed by | The Mountain Shadow (2015) |
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The novel is reportedly influenced by real events in the life of the author, though some claims made by Roberts are contested by others involved in the story.