{"product_id":"shantaram-9780312330521","title":"Shantaram by Roberts, Gregory David","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Now a major television series from Apple TV+ starring Charlie Hunnam!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn escaped convict with a false passport, Lin flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of Bombay, where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter the city's hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a hunted man without a home, family, or identity, Lin searches for love and meaning while running a clinic in one of the city's poorest slums, and serving his apprenticeship in the dark arts of the Bombay mafia. The search leads him to war, prison torture, murder, and a series of enigmatic and bloody betrayals. The keys to unlock the mysteries and intrigues that bind Lin are held by two people. The first is Khader Khan: mafia godfather, criminal-philosopher-saint, and mentor to Lin in the underworld of the Golden City. The second is Karla: elusive, dangerous, and beautiful, whose passions are driven by secrets that torment her and yet give her a terrible power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurning slums and five-star hotels, romantic love and prison agonies, criminal wars and Bollywood films, spiritual gurus and mujaheddin guerrillas--this huge novel has the world of human experience in its reach, and a passionate love for India at its heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory David Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312330521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2004 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2004 pg. 711\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2004 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2004 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/08\/2004 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2004 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 October 2004\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2004 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2008 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory David Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eShantaram\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, was born in Melbourne, Australia. Sentenced to nineteen years in prison for a series of armed robberies, he escaped and spent ten of his fugitive years in Bombay--where he established a free medical clinic for slum-dwellers, and worked as a counterfeiter, smuggler, gunrunner, and street soldier for a branch of the Bombay mafia. Recaptured, he served out his sentence, and established a successful multimedia company upon his release. Roberts is now a full-time writer and lives in Bombay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44506894729369,"sku":"9780312330521","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_60652728-2e2c-4a64-bc88-8faa5196e2d5.jpg?v=1724808753","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/shantaram-9780312330521","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}