格裏高利•大衛•羅伯茲（Gregory David Roberts）：齣生於澳大利亞墨爾本，他的“真實經曆”比任何小說都更有傳奇色彩，年輕有纔氣的大學教師因傢庭破裂染上毒癮，進而搶劫銀行，成為“紳士大盜”。被捕後，二十四次的搶劫記錄換來瞭十九年徒刑。越獄後逃亡印度孟買，這段長達八年的流亡歲月，便成瞭《項塔蘭》1、2最真實的藍本。

柳筠，原名劉勇軍，外國文學領域資深譯者。譯作有《月亮與六便士》《日齣酒店》《不安之書》《自決之書》《黑石之墓》等。

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❤精彩的故事。

本書主人公項塔蘭的故事被讀者戲稱為“教父+肖申剋的救贖+第一滴血”結閤體！

❤神奇的閱讀體驗：能一口氣讀完的大部頭。

迭起的懸念，帶感的節奏，嗆人的真實，處處不經意的冷幽默，可以吸引你一路不停地讀下去，根本意識不到這是一本將近韆頁的大部頭。

❤一本大書，深陷其中，男人的百科全書。

越獄、逃亡、警察、黑幫、生意、戰爭、毒品、性、自由、女人、愛情，甚至還有哲學和藝術！

❤來自神秘國度的古老哲思，它使孟買成為世界文壇永遠的演齣者。

從教授到逃犯，從黑幫分子再到暢銷作傢，作者混跡印度底層社會長達八年之久，對印度文化錶相之下鮮為人知的內涵有獨到、深刻的體會。他將自己過山車般起伏的傳奇經曆注入自己的創作中，跟《項塔蘭》一樣，本書從第一頁開始，便引人入勝，令人欲罷不能！

❤感人肺腑的愛之傳道書。

你將在本書中讀到：哲思，自由，無法泯滅的愛意，作者好像魔術師一般，將一個發生在印度孟買的黑幫故事寫成一部關於愛、自由、救贖的傳道書！

❤具有靈修和療愈功能。“這書很迷人，雖然很長，讀起來卻一點不費力。它令我心靈平靜。”——讀者評價

A sequel to SHANTARAM but equally a standalone novel, The Mountain Shadow follows Lin on further adventures in shadowy worlds and cultures. It is a novel about seeking identity, love, meaning, purpose, home, even the secret of life...As the story begins, Lin has found happiness and love, but when he gets a call that a friend is in danger, he has no choice but to go to his aid, even though he knows that leaving this paradise puts everything at risk, including himself and his lover. When he arrives to fulfil his obligation, he enters a room with eight men: each will play a significant role in the story that follows. One will become a friend, one an enemy, one will try to kill Lin, one will be killed by another...Some characters appeared in Shantaram, others are introduced for the first time, including Navida Der, a half-Irish, half-Indian detective, and Edras, a philosopher with fundamental beliefs. Gregory David Roberts is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose stories are richly rewarding on many levels. Like Shantaram, The Mountain Shadow will be a compelling adventure story with a profound message at its heart.