I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.

Vikas Swarup

Am Disappear First-Time Had I Am Luckiest Manuscript Novelist Piles Rejection Slips Slush Time Who Whose Wonderful Wonderful Time World

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