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Following the mediated resolution in 2004 of a dispute that arose in 2003 between scribe and the book s author, gregory david roberts, rights to all forms of the local publication of shantaram reverted to the author after scribe sold its remaining stock of hardbacks. Oct, 2004 gregory david roberts, the author of shantaram and its sequel, the mountain shadow, was born in melbourne, australia. Gregory david roberts was born in melbourne, australia. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Sentenced to nineteen years in prison for a series of armed. Listen to shantaram a novel by gregory david roberts available from rakuten kobo. Roberts, born in june 1952, overcame a debilitating heroin addiction and crime life to engineer a successful writing career that is to a large extent a chronicle of his earlier struggles. Howard fantasy books, david weber books, clive cussler audio books.

Like a voodoo ghost snatcher, gregory david roberts has captured the spirits of the likes of henri charriere, rohinton mistry, tom wolfe, and mario vargas llosa, fused them with his own unique magic, and built the most gripping monument in print. Sentenced to nineteen years in prison for armed robbery, he escaped and spent ten of his fugitive years in. Gregory david roberts is an australian author, most noted for his novel shantaram. Gregory david roberts audio books, best sellers, author bio. The mountain shadow by gregory david roberts from an excerpt of this novel, i was able to determine that this sequel to roberts first novel, shantaran, is every bit as enjoyable. Aug 12, 2014 actor rahul bose in conversation with gregory david roberts at india non fiction festival, mumbai duration. Nov 04, 2014 gregory david roberts is a suitable giant, a dazzling guru, and a genius in full. Shantaram is a 2003 novel by gregory david roberts, in which a convicted australian bank robber and heroin addict escapes from pentridge prison and flees to india.