TY - SOUND AU - Swarup,Vikas TI - Slumdog millionaire SN - 9781439138168 (pbk.) AV - PR9499.4.S93 S58 2008 U1 - 813.6 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Scribner KW - Waiters KW - Fiction KW - Television quiz shows KW - India KW - Poor KW - Billionaires KW - Mumbai (India) KW - Psychological fiction N1 - "Originally published as Q & A"--Cover; Read by Christopher Simpson N2 - Originally entitled Q&A, 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 ER -