Шантарам

A man escapes an Australian prison and reaches Bombay. After divorce costs him his rights as a parent, he turns to drugs and robbery. A court gives him a nineteen-year prison term. He escapes in his second year and lives outside the law. In Bombay, he forges money, smuggles goods, and sells arms. He also joins conflicts within the Indian mafia. Love brings him hope, but he loses it and finds it again.

This novel by Грегори Дэвид Робертс draws on the author's own life as a fugitive. It explores crime, love, and the struggle to survive. This Russian-language hardcover edition has 864 pages.