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Shantaram is narrated by lin, an escaped convict with a false. It has lost a little of the magic of the first novel but still highly enjoyable. Gregory david roberts born june 1952 born gregory john peter smith is an australian author best known for his novel shantaram. Oct 23, 2015 gregory david roberts escaped from a maximumsecurity facility and spent ten years on the run, and ten years in prison. The mountain shadow took a while to get into, the first parts are more about lins life as a gangster than life in and culture bombay, but its still a great novel and worth a read. Born in fire the eldest concannon sister, maggie is a reclusive, stubborn, and freespirited glassmakerwith a heart worth winning. This debut novel, which was a buzz book at last years frankfurt book fair, has.
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This book, true to gregory s epic form in shantaram which i highly recommend, is a thoroughly enjoyable and exciting read, it is also truly enlightening. Gregory david roberts takes us back to bombay in the sequel to shantaram. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Gregory david roberts, author of shantaram, on the power of books. Some of his new characters are very entertaining and we get to know the old character a lot better. Like the first two novels in the trilogy, burn gives readers the perspective of young people poised to radically challenge the world order created by a mastermind named willux.
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