Film · 2008 · Directed by Danny Boyle · Starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto
A young man from the slums of Mumbai is a contestant on a quiz show.
The film changes the structure, the characters and the tone of the novel.
The book is told in a series of separate stories and is more comic.
Q & A by Vikas Swarup
A lively, inventive novel that makes you cheer for its hero.
Who will like it: Readers who like fast, clever and heartfelt stories of luck and survival.