Gregory David Roberts is an Australian author best known for his novel Shantaram. He is a former heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980 and fled to India, where he lived for ten years.
Gregory David Roberts delivers an instant best-seller with his debut novel. The story takes place in modern-day Bombay, and Lin, the main character of Shantaram, is a convicted felon who managed to escape from a max-security prison in Australia. So,...