سوال و جواب: یک رمان

When an illiterate waiter takes the top prize on 'Who Will Win a Billion', becoming the biggest quiz show winner in Indian history, is anyone surprised that he is arrested for cheating? But who was to know that 18 years of street-life has equipped him with enough crucial wisdom to send him sailing through with not a single pass? Front Cover......Page 1 About the Author......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 Prologue......Page 10 1,000 The Death of a Hero......Page 30 2,000 The Burden of a Priest......Page 47 5,000 A Brother's Promise......Page 67 10,000 A Thought for the Crippled......Page 89 50,000 How to Speak Australian......Page 122 100,000 Hold on to Your Buttons......Page 152 200,000 Murder on the Western Express......Page 172 500,00 A Soldier's Tale......Page 193 1,000,000 Licence to Kill......Page 222 10,000,000 Tragedy Queen......Page 243 100,000,000 X Gkrz Opknu (or A Love Story)......Page 272 1,000,000,000 The Thirteenth Question......Page 342 Epilogue......Page 357 Acknowledgements......Page 362 Extract: A READING GROUP GUIDE......Page 364 Section 1: About The Author......Page 366 Section 2: About The Book......Page 375 Section 3: Read on......Page 380 Order Page......Page 383 A dix-huit ans, Ram Mohammad Thomas est emprisonné pour avoir répondu correctement aux douze questions d'un show télévisé, dont le lot maximal est d'un milliard de roupies. Les producteurs l'ont arrêté, convaincus qu'il a triché. Douze événements extraordinaires dans sa vie d'enfant des rues lui avaient livré les réponses cruciales : comment il a été trouvé dans une poubelle par un prêtre ; comment il a eu trois noms ; comment il est tombé amoureux, etc Arrested for unbelievably answering all twelve questions on the Indian game show, "Who Will Win a Billion?" semi-literate waiter Ram Mohammad Thomas explains to his lawyer how he knew the answers due to events in his personal life Eighteen-year-old Ram Mohammad Thomas is in prison after answering twelve questions correctly on a TV quiz show to win one billion rupees. The producers have arrested him, convinced that he has cheated his way to victory