Q & A by Vikas Swarup (Book Analysis) E-Book

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Q & A by Vikas Swarup, which tells the story of an uneducated young Indian man who unexpectedly wins a fortune on a quiz show. Accused of cheating, he is forced to explain how he knew the answer to each question by retelling the story of his life so far. While readers may not be familiar with its original title, almost everybody around the world has heard of its film adaptation: Slumdog Millionaire. The rags to riches story has been awarded numerous literary prizes, and the film version won eight Oscars and four Golden Globes. Swarup currently works at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi, and has written three bestselling novels.

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Leseprobe

Vikas Swarup

Indian writer and diplomat

Born in Allahabad (India) in 1961 or 1963Notable works:Q & A (2005), novelSix Suspects (2008), novelThe Accidental Apprentice (2014), novel

Vikas Swarup was born in the early 1960s and grew up in a family of lawyers before embarking on a career in diplomacy. Within this field, he deals particularly with Turkey, the United States, Great Britain and South Africa. Since 2013, he has been working at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, where he lives with his wife, an artist, and their two sons.

Swarup used his imagination and creativity to write his three novels. His books are all bestsellers that have been awarded numerous prizes, translated into dozens of languages and adapted for cinema. This sizeable success can be explained in particular by the fascination that Indian culture holds over the rest of the world.

Q & A

A dark yet colourful depiction of modern India

Genre: novel Reference edition: Swarup, V. (2005) Q & A. New York: Simon & Schuster. First edition: 2005Themes: modern India, love, quiz show, luck

Q & A, which was published in 2005, is Vikas Swarup’s debut novel. It tells the story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a young, uneducated 18-year-old waiter, who wins a general knowledge quiz show and pockets the astronomical sum of one billion rupees. Accused of cheating, he is ordered to explain himself in order to prove his innocence.

The novel, which has been translated into 43 languages, quickly became a bestseller and received many literary awards, including South Africa’s Exclusive Books Boeke Prize in 2006 and the Prix Grand Public at the Paris Book Fair in 2007. The following year, Swarup’s story was brought to the big screen by the British director Danny Boyle, under the title Slumdog Millionaire. The film received many awards, including eight Oscars, two of which were for Best Film and Best Director.

Summary

An uneducated waiter becomes a billionaire

In the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, a new programme appears promising to give one billion rupees to anybody who can correctly answer the questions they are asked. The first contestant, Ram Mohammad Thomas, is a humble 18-year-old waiter who is struggling to survive in a socially divided modern India that is marked by violence. He does not have the ideal profile to win the game; nonetheless, his performance is flawless and he wins the jackpot.