Faasino i le vaega o loo i lalo ma tali le fesili mulimuli ane i le gagana lava lea e tasi e pei o le vaega:  Talaaga: Na fanau Vikas Swarup i Allahabad i le setete i matu o Initia o Uttar Pradesh i se aiga o loia. Na aʻoga o ia i le Boys' High School & College, Allahabad ma faʻaauau aʻoaʻoga i le Iunivesite o Allahabad i le Psychology, History and Philosophy.  Fesili: O le ā le mea na aʻoaʻoina e Swarup i le kolisi?
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