Vikas Swarup

Vikas Swarup is an Indian novelist best known for his novels Q&A and Six Suspects. His debut novel Q&A tells the story of how a penniless waiter in Mumbai becomes the biggest winner of a uiz show in history. It was critically acclaimed in India and abroad, being translated into 41 different languages. It was shortlisted for the Best First Book by the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and won many other awards. A BBC Radio Play was based on the book and went on to win two awards in 2008. Film4 in the UK had optioned the movie rights and movie title 'Slumdog Millionaire' and also went on to receive global critical acclaim.

Six Suspects has also been translated in many different languages and has been optioned for a film by the BBC and John Hodge, who wrote the script for films such as Trainspotting has been commissioned to write the screenplay.