In 1978, gifted student and writer Greg Roberts turned to heroin when his marriage collapsed, feeding his addiction with a string of robberies. Caught and convicted, he was given a nineteen-year sentence. After two years, he escaped from a maximum- security prison, spending the next ten years on the run as Australia's most wanted man. Hiding in Bombay, he established a medical clinic for slum- dwellers, worked in the Bollywood film industry and served time in the notorious Arthur Road prison. He was recruited by one of the ...
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In 1978, gifted student and writer Greg Roberts turned to heroin when his marriage collapsed, feeding his addiction with a string of robberies. Caught and convicted, he was given a nineteen-year sentence. After two years, he escaped from a maximum- security prison, spending the next ten years on the run as Australia's most wanted man. Hiding in Bombay, he established a medical clinic for slum- dwellers, worked in the Bollywood film industry and served time in the notorious Arthur Road prison. He was recruited by one of the most charismatic branches of the Bombay mafia for whom he worked as a forger, counterfeiter, and smuggler, and fought alongside a unit of mujaheddin guerrilla fighters in Afghanistan. His debut novel, SHANTARAM, is based on this ten-year period of his life in Bombay. The result is an epic tale of slums and five-star hotels, romantic love and prison torture, mafia gang wars and Bollywood films. A gripping adventure story, SHANTARAM is also a superbly written meditation on good and evil and an authentic evocation of Bombay life.
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Add this copy of Shantaram to cart. $187.49, like new condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2003 by Scribe Publications.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. 936pp. Or red papered boardsin jacket. A lovely as new copy. TRUE FIRST predating UK edition by almost a year and having all first issue points. In 1978 Roberts committed a series of armed robberies and was sentenced to 19 years-2 years later he escaped and became one of Australia's most wanted men for the next ten years. This extraordinary debut novel is based on his life. He spent most of the ensuing years in Bombay working for the Bombay mafia while establishing a free clinic for slum-dwellers, while running guns to the mujahadin, counterfeiting and smuggling."Nothing like this has ever been written before and no-one but Greg Roberts could have written it now".
Add this copy of Shantaram to cart. $199.99, very good condition, Sold by Lionstar Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Longmont, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by St. Martin's Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. A RARE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF THIS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE NOVEL; LIKE NEW, HARDCOVER IN A DUST JACKET; COLLECTING BOOKS SINCE 1988, SELLING BOOKS SINCE 2008. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 936 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Shantaram to cart. $200.00, like new condition, Sold by Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hadley, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Little Brown.
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Fine. No Jacket. The advance reading copy of the British edition of this massive novel, which was loosely based on the author's life story, including his escape from an Australian prison and living on the run for a number of years. He wrote the novel while in prison, after being recaptured, and it became a bestseller. He is now working on a sequel to it. Labeled "uncorrected bound proof." Fine in wrappers. Uncommon in an advance issue. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.
Add this copy of Shantaram to cart. $299.99, very good condition, Sold by Lionstar Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Longmont, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by St. Martin's Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. A RARE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF THIS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE NOVEL; LIKE NEW, HARDCOVER PROTECTED BY A MYLAR COVER; COLLECTING BOOKS SINCE 1988, SELLING BOOKS SINCE 2008. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 936 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Shantaram >>>> a Superb Signed & Dated Uk 1st Edition to cart. $769.80, like new condition, Sold by Zeitgeist Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Twickenham, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Little Brown.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 1st Printing. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE MONTH OF PUBLICATION-Pictures of the book are available upon request.
This book has a diversity of interesting lifelike characters and events which take place in Bombay.The writer is quick to engage the reader and endear the reader full time.I was happy to read the second book,to see what happened to the characters,and continue the story. It was a memorable reading experience.
TENLEY T
Jan 26, 2013
a wonderful read!!
an incredible story,even more so because it's true! my daughter and I both agreed,if even HALF of it is true,it's an amazing story,I recommend it to anyone
Donovan S
Oct 20, 2011
Just like a mortgage, slow start, fast finish!
Took me a while to really get into it, not as fast a starter as White Tiger, but once it gets rolling along, what a story! Great book. Well worth sticking with the first 100 pages.
BreaLind
Jan 20, 2011
This is one of the greatest books I've read in a really, really long time. I was captivated from the moment I opened the front cover. A great book for both men and women. The writing is excellent and the story is even better.
SKULL
May 21, 2009
STUNNING STORY
Excellent prose. Fine story telling,an epic life captured with eloquence. A riveting tale not easily put down.
