Q & A (edit title)

Julia K edited the quotations of Q & A Tuesday, November 3 2009.

• Added a quotation: “Unheralded we came into this world. Unheralded we will go out. But while we are in this world, we do such deeds that even the next generation cannot forget.”Balwant Singh

Sukhbir Cheema edited the characters of Q & A Monday, October 12 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added the description of Ram Thomas: An orphaned, uneducated young waiter. Prior to the start of the novel, Ram has correctly answered 12 questions on the fictional game show Who Will Win a a Billion? and has won a billion rupees (about $22 million). However, show host Prem Kumar and the producers, who do not have the money to pay him, have had him arrested for cheating by the police; they had cast Ram because they figured an uneducated street lad would not be able to answer more than a few questions at most, and they find the police more than willing to believe them
• Added the spoiler-free description of Ram Thomas: The main protagonist of the b
• marked the description of Ram Thomas as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Salim: Ram's best friend.
• marked the description of Salim as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Prem Kumar: Show host of Who Will Win a Billion?
• marked the description of Prem Kumar as not a spoiler

Shelfari edited the description of Q & A Saturday, August 1 2009.

• Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to each question. Ram takes us on an amazing review of his own history -- from the day he was found as a baby in the clothes donation box of a Delhi church to his employment by a faded Bollywood star to his adventure with a security-crazed Australian army colonel to his career as an overly creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal. Swarup's Q & A is a beguiling blend of high comedy, drama, and romance that reveals how we know what we know -- not just about trivia, but about life itself. Cutting across humanity in all its squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of the struggle between good and evil -- and what happens when one boy has no other choice in life but to survive.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Q & A Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Vikas Swarup: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Q & A Friday, July 17 2009.

• THE THIRD BELL HAS SOUNDED.

Kevin approved George’s request to change the title of Q & A Monday, July 6 2009.

George changed the title of Q & A Sunday, July 5 2009.