SHANTARAM

Based on a true story, Shantaram is an epic novel of an escaped Australian convict who reinvents himself in the slums and underworld of 1980s Bombay. A sprawling adventure of crime, love, and redemption, the story follows Lin as he forges a new life: running a free health clinic in the slums, joining the city’s mafia, and experiencing the full spectrum of human experience along the way. With its vivid characters and breathtaking narrative, Shantaram is a high-stakes thriller and a profound meditation on finding one’s humanity at the wildest edge of existence.