Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts tells the story of Lin (a/k/a Linh), an escaped convict from Australia who flees to India and then to Bombay. Where he works in the underworld and becomes deeply involved with many other characters. The book was written based on Roberts’ own experiences in India as an escaped convict and drug addict living in Bombay during the 1980s. As of 2007, Shantaram was being translated into more than 20 languages and was being sold throughout the world
Overview About “Shantaram” by “Gregory David Roberts”
As a novel, Shantaram is about a man’s quest for meaning, love, and spirituality, as he travels through many countries in search of himself. He starts out working for organized crime gangs in India. One day he sees two men being murdered, and is then charged with their murder; he flees and becomes an international drug dealer. After 10 years in prison on an island off Australia, he flees again, traveling to Bombay and Goa. He then visits refugee camps and hospitals around India with Mother Teresa’s organization. Before leaving that too after six months and setting off alone on foot across Afghanistan to Iran to Turkey, Greece, and Italy. In Italy, he becomes a mafia member who pretends to be an Australian doctor working at a hospital there.
Reviews About “Shantaram” by “Gregory David Roberts”
When I first picked up Shantaram, I wasn’t sure if it was going to be my cup of tea. When you read a novel about a convict traveling through and eventually ending up in Bombay (now Mumbai). Your expectations are probably pretty low. But just one chapter in, and Shantaram became one of my favorite books of all time. This book will pull you in from page one. You won’t want to put it down! The story follows Linbaba (the convict) through his journey as he leaves Australia behind. And moves to India to live among slum-dwellers and other exiles. His life is not always easy, but he has had many interesting adventures along his way.
About “Gregory David Roberts” the author of “Shantaram”
Greg was born in Australia. He served 10 years of a 20-year sentence in maximum-security prisons in Victoria and Queensland, Australia, for armed robbery, aggravated burglary, and prison escape. After escaping from Fremantle Prison in 1983 and spending a month on the run as one of Australia’s most wanted men, he was captured and sent to prison again in 1984. Escaping twice more—in 1987 from Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre at Wacol (South Brisbane) and 1989 from Sudbury Hill Secure Unit near Toowoomba—he lived rough on Melbourne’s streets before he was recaptured.
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