Talk:Shantaram (novel)
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[edit] This bit is POV
"Apart from having this highly unusual personal background, Greg Roberts is a very gifted writer. His book is a blend of vivid dialogue, unforgettable characters, amazing adventures, and superb evocations of Indian life. It can be read as a vast, extended thriller, as well as a superbly written meditation on the nature of good and evil. It is a compelling tale of a hunted man who had lost everything - his home, his family, and his soul - and came to find his humanity while living at the wildest edge of experience."
Not only is this POV, it sounds like a press release. --Pellet 23:46, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Not autobiography
See [Question 7 answer]. It reads like an autobiography and obviously much is from his memory but we must take him at his word that it is not an autobiography. --Tbeatty 04:39, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
It is definitly mostly fiction. After reading this book I have carried out research and determined only some of the framework is fact e.g. prison break and most of the rest should be taken as it is published. Fiction . I would prefer the sequel to be non fiction. --Liamjones4477 (talk) 09:14, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
- You carried out research and determined? Please see Wikipedia:No original research. --Ezeu (talk) 19:13, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
I did not say original research. Read it again. I have done an Hons degree and learnt to research but have not done original research here. Do you know what original research is? Its pure new research using samples etc e.g. original research includes unpublished facts, arguments, speculation, and ideas; My stuff I used is published. Understand not many scientists or authors are doing research on Shantaram. Thats one of the points Im making. Checking fiction to find the facts is hard. Whats left? Re this Wiki page Shantaram research means an investiagtion of facts, published, printed, spoken interviews, the authors views and internet material etc that is out there for all to find, to attempt to verify a theory or position or not: In this case how much fiction vs non fiction is there re Shantaram. We all research everyday. Dont get hung up. Your views make me wonder what vested interests you have re Shantaram that referenced material is being undone by you? Personal, ecomomic political social? What. Or just pride and Ego. Which is the downside of Wikipedia --Liamjones4477 (talk) 05:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:GDR Shantaram.jpg
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Has Shantaram been written in any other languages? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.102.0.178 (talk) 01:59, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
