Title: Slumdog millionaire
Description: Vikas Swarup's Slumdog Millionaire unfolds the story of Ram Thomas, an uneducated orphan from the slums of Mumbai, India. The story opens with authorities, unconvinced that a slumdog could answer all twelve questions correctly on India's biggest game show, Who Will Win a Billion?, holding Ram on suspicions of cheating. Enter Smita Shah, a lawyer bent on rescuing Ram. With Smita as his listener, Ram reveals how his life experiences gave him the needed answers to win.
Subjects: Television quiz shows, Poor, Fiction, Waiters, Billionaires, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2009-03-01, New York Times bestseller
Places: India, Mumbai (India)