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Shantaram (2003) by Gregory David Roberts is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Amazon.com Review Crime and punishment, passion and loyalty, betrayal and redemption are only a few of the ingredients in *Shantaram*, a massive, over-the-top, mostly autobiographical novel. Shantaram is the name given Mr. Lindsay, or Linbaba, the larger-than-life hero. It means "man of God's peace," which is what the Indian people know of Lin. What they do not know is that prior to his arrival in Bombay he escaped from an Australian prison where he had begun serving a 19-year sentence. He served two years and leaped over the wall. He was imprisoned for a string of armed robberies peformed to support his heroin addiction, which started when his marriage fell apart and he lost custody of his daughter. All of that is enough for several lifetimes, but for Greg Roberts, that's only the beginning. He arrives in Bombay with little money, an assumed name, false papers, an untellable past, and no plans for the future. Fortunately, he meets Prabaker right away, a sweet, smiling man who is a street guide. He takes to Lin immediately, eventually introducing him to his home village, where they end up living for six months. When they return to Bombay, they take up residence in a sprawling ill

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Author
Gregory David Roberts
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9781920769208
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir
Rating
4.26 / 5 (3,294 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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