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Ram Mohammad Thomas is an 18-year-old orphan from Mumbai’s sprawling Dharavi slum who shocks the nation by winning a billion rupees on a popular quiz show. Accused of cheating because of his unlikely background, he must unravel the wild, gritty episodes that gave him the answers. This novel is a sharp, episodic journey through India’s sharp inequalities, corruption, and surprising twists of fate.
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