Lin

E73348

Lin is the fugitive Australian protagonist of Gregory David Roberts' novel "Shantaram," who reinvents himself in the underworld of Bombay.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
novel protagonist
activity fighting in the Afghan conflict
participating in black-market operations
running a free health clinic in the slums
affiliation Bombay mafia
appearsIn novel "Shantaram"
sequel novel "The Mountain Shadow"
basedOn Gregory David Roberts
citizenship Australian
closeFriend Prabaker
countryOfOrigin Australia
creator Gregory David Roberts
criminalStatus fugitive
fictionalUniverse Shantaram
gender male
hasAlias Linbaba
Lindsay
Shantaram
languageSpoken English
Marathi (learned)
literaryGenre autobiographical novel character
narrativeRole first-person narrator
notableFor reinventing himself in the underworld of Bombay
occupation counterfeiter
fugitive
gunrunner
heroin addict (former)
mafia associate
slum medic
smuggler
soldier in Afghanistan
personalityTrait guilt-ridden
idealistic
loyal
resourceful
residence Bombay slums
roleInWork protagonist of the novel "Shantaram"
settingOfActivities Bombay
India
themeAssociated exile
identity
redemption
spiritual quest

Referenced by (3)

Please wait…