Vikas Swarup Knihy

Kto chce byť miliardárom? To tu ešte nebolo. Indickí diváci spozornejú, keď súkromná firma vyhlási vedomostnú súťaž o celú miliardu rupií. Ešte väčšia senzácia však nastane, keď sa víťazom nového populárneho programu stane obyčajný čašník - chlapec z ulice, sirota a najdúch, ktorý toho v živote preskákal veľmi veľa, ale nikdy nezískal poriadne vzdelanie. Nikto nechápe, ako sa to mohlo stať. Je jeho víťazstvo podvodom storočia? A ak nie, ako to, že poznal odpovede na všetky otázky? O prípad sa zaujíma polícia aj výhercova mladá právnička. Tá jediná tuší, že riešenie záhady sa skrýva v jeho spletitom životnom príbehu...

Nikdo nevěří, že nepodváděl. Vždyť jak by mohl mladík z mumbajského slumu, který nemá žádné vzdělání, v životě nepřečetl ani noviny, neslyšel o Shakespearovi a nezná hlavní město Japonska, natož oficiální měnu Francie, uhodnout odpovědi na všechny složité otázky, jež mu položil moderátor televizní soutěže o nejvyšší výhru všech dob. Někdy ovšem stačí velká porce štěstí. Jenže to Rámovi Muhammadu Thomasovi nepřálo už od chvíle, kdy ho jako miminko našly jeptišky v kontejneru na odložené šatstvo, a nesmálo se na něj ani později, když si našel práci a zabydlel se s kamarádem z dětského domova ve špinavé špeluňce. Poznal strach, bídu, nemoc i předsudky, a právě v minulosti stejně pestré jako jeho jméno spočívají mnohé odpovědi. Když ji kousek po smutném kousku odhaluje obhájkyni Smitě Šáhové, jež ho má uchránit před vězením, zvolna vychází najevo, jak může obyčejný kluk, který nemá tušení, kolik planet má sluneční soustava, s jistotou vědět, že nejmenší z nich se jmenuje Pluto.

Seven years ago, Vivek 'Vicky' Rai, the playboy son of the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh, murdered Ruby Gill at a trendy restaurant in New Delhi simply because she refused to serve him a drink. Now Vicky Rai is dead, killed at his farmhouse at a party he had thrown to celebrate his acquittal. The police search each and every guest. Six of them are discovered with guns in their possession and are taken in for questioning.' 'In this elaborate murder mystery we join Arun Advani, India's best-known investigative journalist, as the lives of these six suspects unravel before our eyes: a corrupt bureaucrat; an American tourist; a stone-age tribesman; a Bollywood sex symbol; a mobile phone thief; and an ambitious politician. Each is equally likely to have pulled the trigger.' 'Both a page turner and a richly textured tale of human frailties and emotions, Vikas Swarup's eagerly awaited second offering is astutely plotted, with a panoramic, imaginative sweep.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a poor, eighteen-year-old waiter in Mumbai called Ram Mohammad Thomas. Ram goes on a television quiz show, and he answers all the questions correctly. But the people who work on the programme think that he has cheated, so Ram must explain how he knew the answers.

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. The movie "Slumdog Millionaire" was based on this novel.

In life you never get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate. A business empire worth ten billion dollars. This is the tantalizing offer made by Vinay Mohan Acharya, one of India's richest men, to Sapna Sinha, a simple salesgirl in an electronics store in downtown Delhi. She can be the next CEO of his incredibly huge and profitable company. There is only one catch—she needs to pass seven tests from the "textbook of life." Thus begins the most challenging journey Sapna has ever undertaken, one that will take her from her swanky showroom to the heat and dust of India's backstreets and villages. Along the way she encounters a host of memorable personalities, from a vain Bollywood superstar to a kleptomaniac Gandhian. But are the seven tests real or is Acharya playing a game driven by a perverse fantasy? Vikas Swarup, acclaimed author of Slumdog Millionaire and Six Suspects, has written a compelling, suspenseful tale about the lure of money and the power of dreams. The Accidental Apprentice is international crime fiction at its most entertaining.

In life you never get what you deserve: you get what you negotiate...What would you do if, out of the blue, a billionaire industrialist decided to make you the CEO of his company? No prior business experience necessary. There is only one catch: you need to pass seven tests from the 'textbook of life'. This is the offer made to Sapna Sinha, an ordinary salesgirl in an electronics boutique in downtown Delhi, by Vinay Mohan Acharya, one of India's richest men. Thus begins the most challenging journey of Sapna's life, one that will test her character, her courage and her capabilities. Along the way she encounters a host of memorable personalities, from a vain Bollywood superstar to a kleptomaniac Gandhian. At stake is a business empire worth ten billion dollars, and the future she has always dreamt of. But are the seven tests for real or is Acharya playing a deeper game, one driven by a perverse fantasy? From the acclaimed author of Slumdog Millionaire, one of the biggest films of the decade, comes this compelling, suspenseful tale of the power of dreams, the lure of money and the universal need to know who we are.

Zjednodušená anglická četba, vhodná při přípravě na zkoušku FCE jako doplňkový materiál ( úroveň B1 - Intermediate, slovní zásoba 1 600 slov) + poslechové CD Kniha obsahuje 8 stran doplňkových cvičení. Popis: Macmillan Readers v úrovni Intermediate můžete číst asi po třech až čtyřech letech studia angličtiny. K porozumění vám postačí slovní zásoba 1600 slov. Knihy mají až 128 stran. Kniha je balena s audio CD a je obsahuje 8 stran cvičení. Angličtina použitá v popisu knihy nevyjadřuje pokročilost. Description: You've seen the movie, now read the book! Ram Mohammad Thomas answers 14 questions correclty in a TV quiz and wins a billion rupees, but how does he know the answers? Slumdog Millionaire takes us through the major events of Ram's life, from his battle for survival on the streets of Mumbai and Delhi to his final act of love and revenge - and the amazing good fortune it brings!

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