Shantaram

Shantaram tells the story of Robert's own life in fictional form: When the Australian Lindsay finds himself stranded in Bombay, he has already served two years of his prison sentence and is on the run from Interpol. Fortunately, he meets the young Indian Prabaker, who takes him under his wing. During their adventures through the exotic metropolis, the two form a deep friendship. From Prabaker, Lindsay learns not only the local language but also how to come to terms with himself: he becomes Shantaram, a man of peace, and fights for the poorest of the poor. However, Lindsay then falls for the mysterious Karla, a German-American with dubious connections to the underworld. A novel as passionate as the heartbeat of India, full of truth and poetry.