Five Point Someone : What Not to Do at IIT

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Five Point Someone
: What Not to Do at IIT

作者:ChetanBhagat

出版社:Rupa

副标题:WhatNottoDoatIIT

出版年:2006-4-30

页数:275

定价:GBP6.99

装帧:Paperback

ISBN:9788129104595

内容简介
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Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT is Chetan Bhagat s debut novel that presents a dark and humorous perspective on the Indian education system. Set in the premises of IIT, the story revolves around three students who become friends while struggling to keep their place in this highly esteemed institute.The book doesn t tell you the ways to get into IIT or to survive it but it tells you how bad things can be if one doesn't think straight.

The book talks about the monotony of the education system even at one of the country s premier engineering institutes. It takes the reader into the lives of these friends as they toil hard to cope with the strong competition at their college. Hari, Alok, and Ryan enter this institute with a dream to beat the competition and come out successful to become the few chosen ones. However, their life becomes a chaos as they mess up their grades that too big time, Hari falls in love with Prof Cherian s daughter, and Alok and Ryan just cannot control bickering with each other.

Narrated in first person mostly by Hari, Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT is a dark, funny book that has struck a chord in the hearts of millions of readers across the nation as it sheds some light on the dull and tough academic life in the Indian education system. The protagonists have to deal with tough teachers, with the unending exams, and the difficult academic schedule.

How will these three friends manage to complete their graduation in ruthless world of IIT? Will they manage to survive? Or will they be the victims of failure at the hands of mind-numbing education system? Bhagat reveals that in this funny yet realistic novel.

Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT has been adapted into movies in Hindi as well as Tamil. 3 Idiots, the Hindi adaptation, has been a huge success. The book has won Bhagat several awards like Indo-American Society's Society Young Achiever's Award and The Publisher's Recognition Award. It has remained on the bestseller list since its launch in 2004.

作者简介
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奇坦·巴哈特

Chetan Bhagat

《时代周刊》:“全球最有影响100人物” 之一。

《纽约时报》:“印度有史以来最畅销的英文作家”。

35岁的巴哈特创造了印度的英文小说神话,让印度受到了前所未有的阅读关注,他触动了年轻人心中最脆弱的地方,受到全球无数读者近乎狂热的追捧。

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普通又真实的大学生活

three idiots!!!!!

《三傻大闹宝莱坞》原著小说,但比电影现实的多,与凭借天才智商横扫老学究相反,讲的是个反抗体制反被打脸的故事。三个在理工科最高学府惊险混毕业的学渣,非但不像电影里追逐了梦想,到头来两个当了码农,一个只能留校当助研。

很易读的印度英文….

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