So you think that Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts defines Mumbai. and reviews include a sample of GoodReads review for the title. A hard enviorment yet he writes an inspiring book about the underside of India. In India he lived in the slums, opened a medical clinic, was imprisoned, worked for the Bombay mafia, and went to Afghanistan to provide weapons during their. The story was being dragged(that’s what I believe) but hey don’t just believe me my friend who recommended me this book loved it. Posts about Shantaram written by Aakanksha. Find all available study guides and summaries for Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.

I was enjoying it at the beginning but later I guess after 600 pages I just wanted it to get over already.

A TV series based on Shantaram is due to air on Apple TV+ in October 2022 starring Charlie Hunnam as the lead. It has been translated into 44 languages and is sold in over 116 countries. This story has everything and it’s at times too overwhelming, i mean honestly i don’t believe half of it. He’s best known for his best-selling novel Shantaram, which has sold over 7 million copies and was hailed a masterpiece by critics. '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. View all copies of this ISBN edition: Synopsis. His life is freaking adventure and here I’m lying in my bed wasting yet another weekend doing absolutely sweet nothing. ISBN 10: 0312330529 ISBN 13: 9780312330521.

I mean this guy has done armed robbery, broken a jail, came to India on fake passport, learned hindi, marathi, urdu, lived in a slum, opened a clinic there, befriended a mafia Don, went to Afganistan with the same mafia on a war where he is among the 2 survivors. It’s a massive read of 933 pages and there is a lot in there which seems either redundant, not necessary and unreal. Shantaram is an autobiography and it is packed with adventures of Gregory David Roberts, “a fugitive with a sum on his head” as he mentioned several times in the book.

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