PDF Pages: 221 | File Size: 1MB | "Q & A"? There's a huge possibility people will have no idea what it is, or who Vikas Swarup is. But change it to "Slumdog Millionaire" then almost everybody will be familiar with it. However, in this novel, the way Vikas Swarup portrays the life in India, with all the social, economical, and religious issues is better, or let's say it is more colorful.
The narrator in the Q & A novel, also the main protagonist, is Ram Mohammad Thomas and since the day he was born in a hospital runs by Catholic nuns, he already has a life that is full of questions that needed answers. His course of life leads him to the legendary quiz, which in the novel is entitled Who Will Win a Billion? (or W3B), an adaptation of the real Who Wants to be a Millionaire. And the plot is more or less the same, that the questions of the quiz reveals the personal journey of Ram Mohammad Thomas and also explores the situation of Indian society. The cultures, the social and economical issues, the poverty, the conflicts, and many more.
Though here in there the novel shows some hilarious story that will surely put some laughs, or at least smile, on the readers' faces, the irony of the situation is still apparent. Vikas Swarup presents all of those in a amazing way that it is guaranteed will touch every readers, even though they are not familiar with India.
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