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    Q & A by Vikas Swarup (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Q & A by Vikas Swarup (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Q & A by Vikas Swarup (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Q & A by Vikas Swarup (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Q & A with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    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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    • Questions for further reflection


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateMar 21, 2017
    ISBN9782806294104
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      Q & A by Vikas Swarup (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      Indian writer and diplomat

      Born in Allahabad (India) in 1961 or 1963

      Notable works:

      Q & A (2005), novel

      Six Suspects (2008), novel

      The 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.

      A dark yet colourful depiction of modern India

      Genre: novel

      Reference edition: Swarup, V. (2005) Q & A. New York: Simon & Schuster.

      First edition: 2005

      Themes: modern India, love, quiz show, luck

      Q & A, which was published in 2005, is Vikas Swarup’s debut novel. It tells the

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