I just finished reading 《slumdog millionaire》, a novel by Vikas Swarup.
The original title is 《q & a》, which is more revealing of the way the story is told.
The author uses the form of a quiz show to tell the story or stories, because for every answer to a question there is a bitter fragment of the hero's life in India and how he gets to know the answer. Through his adventures in various cities we get glimpses of the poverty and social problems in India. The suspense of how the poor hero wins a billion rupees is well kept to the end. It turns out to be a fascinating fairy tale.
I am looking forward to seeing its adapted film which is a winner in Oscar this year.
