Informationen zum Autor Per J Andersson is a writer and journalist. He is the co-founder of Sweden's most well-known traveller's magazine Vagabond, and has been visiting India for the last 30 years. He lives in Stockholm. Anna Holmwood translates literature from Swedish and Chinese into English. She lives in Malmö, Sweden. Klappentext WINNER OF THE MARCO POLO OUTSTANDING GENERAL TRAVEL THEMED BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS The story begins in a public square in New Delhi. On a cold December evening a young European woman of noble descent appears before an Indian street artist known locally as PK and asks him to paint her portrait it is an encounter that will change their lives irrevocably. PK was not born in the city. He grew up in a small remote village on the edge of the jungle in East India! and his childhood as an untouchable was one of crushing hardship. He was forced to sit outside the classroom during school! would watch classmates wash themselves if they came into contact with him! and had stones thrown at him when he approached the village temple. According to the priests! PK dirtied everything that was pure and holy. But had PK not been an untouchable! his life would have turned out very differently. This is the remarkable true story of how love and courage led PK to overcome extreme poverty! caste prejudice and adversity as well as a 7!000-mile! adventure-filled journey across continents and cultures to be with the woman he loved. Zusammenfassung Slumdog Millionaire - but for real!

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Per J Andersson is a writer and journalist. He is the co-founder of Sweden s most well-known traveller s magazine Vagabond, and has been visiting India for the last 30 years. He lives in Stockholm. Anna Holmwood translates literature from Swedish and Chinese into English. She lives in Malmö, Sweden.

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WINNER OF THE MARCO POLO OUTSTANDING GENERAL TRAVEL THEMED BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS

The story begins in a public square in New Delhi. On a cold December evening a young European woman of noble descent appears before an Indian street artist known locally as PK and asks him to paint her portrait it is an encounter that will change their lives irrevocably.

PK was not born in the city. He grew up in a small remote village on the edge of the jungle in East India, and his childhood as an untouchable was one of crushing hardship. He was forced to sit outside the classroom during school, would watch classmates wash themselves if they came into contact with him, and had stones thrown at him when he approached the village temple. According to the priests, PK dirtied everything that was pure and holy. But had PK not been an untouchable, his life would have turned out very differently.

This is the remarkable true story of how love and courage led PK to overcome extreme poverty, caste prejudice and adversity as well as a 7,000-mile, adventure-filled journey across continents and cultures to be with the woman he loved.

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Slumdog Millionaire but for real!