Christopher Simpson has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 17 ratings. The most-rated is Q & A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire).
Q & A (filmed as Slumdog Millionaire)
Summary
Adapted For The Film Slumdog Millionaire. Eighteen-year-old Ram Mohammad Thomas has been arrested after answering twelve questions correctly on a TV quiz show to win one billion rupees. The producers have accused him of cheating his way to victory. Twelve extraordinary events in street-kid Ram's life - how he was adopted as a foundling orphan by a priest; came to have three names; fooled a professional hit man; even fell in love - give him the crucial answers. In his warm-hearted tale lies all the comedy, tragedy, joy and pathos of modern India.
©2005 Vikas Swarup (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
Slumdog Millionaire
Summary
Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel, the inspiration for the award-winning film, opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all 12 questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales, Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to each question. In his warm-hearted tale lies all the comedy, tragedy, joy and pathos of modern India. Hear the whole story behind the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire!
©2005 Vikas Swarup (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks America
The Buddha of Suburbia
Summary
The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is a dreamy teenager, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving, albeit with some rude and raucous results.
©1990 Hanif Kureishi (P)2003 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Revolution Twenty20
Summary
In Revolution Twenty20, Chetan Bhagat explores the lives of three close friends from Varanasi, set against the backdrop of India's corrupt political system. Gopal and Raghav are the best of friends. Although they hail from completely different family backgrounds, they share a common passion for success and realizing their dreams in life. Gopal's family has been caught up in a never-ending property dispute, and he aspires to come out the mess and amass a lot of wealth, Raghav, on the other hand, desires to bring about a revolution in the system and do something significant for society. Their lives take a surprising turn when both of them fall in love with their mutual friend, Aarti. Gopal gives in to the corrupt system, but Raghav tries to set things right. This situation turns the friends against each other. Will Raghav be successful in bringing about a social change, or will he succumb to his desires, like Gopal? Who will Aarti choose to spend the rest of her life with? Revolution Twenty20 will make for a riveting read for all Chetan Bhagat fans.
©2011 Chetan Bhagat (P)2016 Audible, Ltd