Excerpts of Shantaram - The Book With Poetic Prose
If you claim to have two passions: Books and Bombay...then you are supposed to say "I have read Shantaram" as a proof of sanctity of your claim. Never knew that prose can be as musical as poetry. A book that describes emotions so profoundly that you can see them unfolding right in your mind. A book that describes the city of dreams so vividly that you feel like you are walking in its streets. For those who haven't read the book, here are a few sentences that really impressed me. These sentences are like the sapphires used in a terrific mosaic. Trust me, the sapphires will look far more beautiful when seen in the complete mosaic, still they are sapphires and they might add a spark to your eye..... Describing Victoria Terminus, the iconic railway station of Bombay(not Mumbai) The great station – those who used it every day knew it as VT – was justly famous for the splendor of its intricately detailed facades, towers and exterior ornaments. But