{"product_id":"q-a-9780743267489","title":"Q \u0026 A","description":"Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut, which provided the inspiration for the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e, is a page-turning and beguiling story of love, perseverance, and drama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVikas Swarup's remarkable debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to each question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRam takes us on an amazing review of his own history--from the day he was found as a baby in the clothes donation box of a Delhi church to his employment by a faded Bollywood star to his adventure with a security-crazed Australian army colonel to his career as an overly creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwarup's \u003ci\u003eQ \u0026amp; A\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming blend of high comedy, drama, and romance that reveals how we know what we know--not just about trivia, but about life itself. Cutting across humanity in all its squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of the struggle between good and evil--and what happens when one boy has no other choice in life but to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743267489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2008 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vikas Swarup","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641428635804,"sku":"9780743267489","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_59c8d896-2c23-4d73-af4d-4764331013c2.jpg?v=1603853536","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/q-a-9780743267489","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}