{"id":12799,"date":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/?p=12799"},"modified":"2024-04-08T01:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:06:03","slug":"i-mbeal-an-phobail-rtf-q_a-by-vikas-swarup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/ga\/i-mbeal-an-phobail-rtf-q_a-by-vikas-swarup\/","title":{"rendered":"I  mB\u00e9al  an  Phobail.rtf Q_A by Vikas Swarup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt\">I  mB\u00e9al  an  Phobail<\/p><h1 style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;font-weight:bold\">Peadar Bair\u00e9ad<\/h1><h2 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-size:16pt\"><span style=\"font-size:18pt\">Q &amp; A<\/span> &#8230;&#8230;.. <span style=\"font-size:14pt\">by<\/span> &#8230;&#8230;.. <span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Vikas  Swarup<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2\"><span style=\"height:1em\"><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cNach f\u00e1nach an \u00e1it ina bhfaighfe\u00e1 breac,\u201d arsa mise liom fh\u00e1in, an l\u00e1 cheana, tar \u00e9is dom teacht ar leabhar an-neamhghn\u00e1ch, th\u00edos i Leabharlann an Locha Bhu\u00ed, leabhar a cuireadh i gcl\u00f3 ag Black Swan, a ch\u00e9aduair, sa bhliain 2006.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cC\u00e9n leabhar at\u00e1 idir cham\u00e1in agat an babhta seo?\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cBhuel, n\u00ed h\u00e9 amh\u00e1in gur leabhar neamhghn\u00e1ch \u00e9, ach t\u00e1 teideal thar a bheith neamhghn\u00e1ch air, freisin.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cAgus c\u00e9n teideal \u00e9 fh\u00e9in?\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cDh\u00e1 litir den aib\u00edtir, agus an siombal, &amp;, eatarthu. Sea, \u2018Q &amp; A\u2019 is teideal d\u00f3, agus Indiach fir a scr\u00edobh\u201d<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt\">\u00dadar Indiach<\/h4><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cAgus c\u00e9n t-ainm at\u00e1 ar an \u00fadar neamhghn\u00e1ch seo?\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cVikas Swarup, at\u00e1 air.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">B\u2019fh\u00e9idir anois nach mbainfeadh teideal an leabhair seo an an\u00e1il d\u00edot, ach, caithfidh m\u00e9 a admh\u00e1il, gur rug an teideal c\u00e9anna sin greim sc\u00f3ige ormsa, agus go h\u00e1irithe nuair a l\u00e9igh m\u00e9 an \u201cBlurb\u201d a bh\u00ed ar chl\u00fadach tosaigh an leabhair, shocraigh m\u00e9 l\u00e1ithreach ar thriail a bhaint as.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">\u201cAgus c\u00e9ard a bh\u00ed sa bhlurb sin, a dh\u00faisigh fiosracht an tseanchait ionat?\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">Seo mar a bh\u00ed ar an gcl\u00fadach tosaigh c\u00e9anna sin,<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;margin-left:72pt\">\u201c<strong>I have been arrested for winning a quiz show. <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;margin-left:72pt\">They came for me late last night, when even the stray<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;margin-left:72pt\">dogs had gone to sleep. there are those who say I<\/p><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;margin-left:72pt\">brought this on myself.  After all, what business does a<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;margin-left:72pt\">penniless waiter have to be participating in a brain quiz?<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt\">Curiosity aroused<\/h4><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">Sea, caithfidh m\u00e9 a r\u00e1, gur dh\u00faisigh sin giorria na fiosrachta sa chro\u00ed istigh ionnam. Ach, ba \u00e9 an ch\u00e9ad rud a theastaigh uaim a fh\u00e1il amach, n\u00f3 c\u00e9rbh \u00e9 an tIndiach fir seo a scr\u00edobh an leabhar neamhghn\u00e1ch seo? B\u2019fh\u00e9idir gur mhaith leat d\u00e1 roinnfinn cuid den eolas sin leatsa? Bhuel, rugadh Vikas Swarup in Allahabad na hIndia, \u00e1it a raibh c\u00e1il bainte amach ag a mhuintir mar dhl\u00edod\u00f3ir\u00ed. N\u00ed dheachaigh Vikas leis an dl\u00ed, \u00e1fach, ach tar \u00e9is d\u00f3 na C\u00e9imeanna cu\u00ed a bhaint amach, chuaigh s\u00e9 le Roinn Ghn\u00f3tha\u00ed Eachtracha a th\u00edre, agus d\u2019\u00e9irigh go maith leis sa cheird sin, agus d\u00e1 chruth\u00fa sin, d\u2019fheidhmigh s\u00e9, ar ball, mar Thaidhleoir d\u00e1 th\u00edr, sa Tuirc, sna St\u00e1it Aontaithe, sa Bhreatain agus san Aet\u00f3ip. <\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">Ach, fillimis ar an leabhar fh\u00e9in. Is \u00e9 Ram Mohammad Thomas pr\u00edomhcharactar an sc\u00e9il seo. Indiach is ea \u00e9, agus n\u00ed raibh s\u00e9 ach thart ar ocht mbliana d\u00e9ag d\u2019aois nuair a chuir s\u00e9 isteach ar an Quiz diabhalta sin, Quiz a chriog \u00e9, geall leis. N\u00ed raibh scola\u00edocht n\u00f3 l\u00e9ann ar Ram s\u2019againne, ach thr\u00ed thimpiste, bh\u00ed ar a chumas ceisteanna uilig an Quiz a fhreagairt, agus sa tsl\u00ed sin, d\u2019\u00e9irigh leis an duais ollmh\u00f3r, de bhilli\u00fan Rupee, a bhuachan, duais n\u00e1r s\u00e1ra\u00edodh riamh, \u00e1it ar bith ar dhroim tal\u00fan. <\/p><h4 style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4;font-weight:bold;font-size:14pt\">Cash Flow Problem<\/h4><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">Bh\u00ed ceata\u00ed sa sc\u00e9al \u00e1fach, n\u00f3 n\u00ed raibh an t-airgead f\u00f3s bailithe ag lucht eagraithe an Quiz, n\u00f3 tuigeadh d\u00f3ibhsean, nach mbuafa\u00ed an duais ch\u00e9anna sin, go ceann cupla m\u00ed, ar a laghad. Tuigeadh d\u00f3ibh, mar sin, nach raibh an dara rogha acu, ach a chruth\u00fa, os comhair c\u00fairte, gur tr\u00ed chaimil\u00e9ireacht a bhuaigh Ram an duais. Macalla ansin den ch\u00fais a t\u00f3gadh i gcoinne dhuine eic\u00ednt ar gcl\u00e1r \u201cWho wants to be a Millionaire\u201d \u00e1 dhearbh\u00fa, go raibh scol\u00e1ire eic\u00ednt folaithe sa lucht \u00e9isteachta aige, a bh\u00ed \u00e1balta cabhair a thabhairt don iomath\u00f3ir, tr\u00ed chomhartha\u00ed r\u00fanda a thabhairt d\u00f3. <\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">Deineadh iarracht, i dtosach, iachall a chur ar Ram a admh\u00e1il, gur tr\u00ed chaimil\u00e9ireacht a bhuaigh s\u00e9 an duais. Na p\u00f3il\u00edn\u00ed a bh\u00ed i mbun an dualgais sin, i dtosach, ach bh\u00ed ag teip orthu \u2018faoistin\u2019 a fh\u00e1isceadh as Ram bocht, c\u00e9 go raibh breab maith geallta dh\u00f3ibh, d\u00e1 n-\u00e9ireodh leo sa bhfiontar sin.  Ag an bpointe sin, shi\u00fal bean \u00f3g isteach i seomra an cheisti\u00fach\u00e1in, agus dhearbhaigh sise, go mba \u00ed dl\u00edod\u00f3ir Ram \u00ed, agus chuir s\u00ed iachall ar an p\u00f3il\u00ednii cr\u00edoch a chur leis an l\u00e1mh l\u00e1idir, agus th\u00f3g s\u00ed a cliant lei, amach go seomra eile, le dul i gcomhairle leis lena chosaint a ullmh\u00fa.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">Thosaigh Ram ansin ag m\u00edniu di, conas a tharla, go raibh ar a chumas na ceisteanna \u00e9ags\u00fala sa Quiz a fhreagairt, agus sna sc\u00e9alta a d\u2019inis s\u00e9 di faoi na ceisteanna \u00e9agsula, d\u2019\u00e9irigh leis an \u00fadar, le Vikas Swarup, sc\u00e9al na hIndia a leagan os ar gcomhair, sc\u00e9al an dreama at\u00e1 thuas, agus sc\u00e9al freisin an dreama at\u00e1 th\u00edos; sc\u00e9al lucht an rachmais, agus sc\u00e9al na cosmhuintire; sc\u00e9al faoi mhor\u00e1ltacht agus sc\u00e9al faoi m\u00edmhor\u00e1ltacht. Sea, agus caithfidh m\u00e9 a admh\u00e1il gur bheag fonn a bh\u00ed orm an leabhar a leagan ar leataobh, go dt\u00ed go raibh an deoir deiridh di\u00fagtha agam as! <\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">A Good Read<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:0pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:2.4\">N\u00edl f\u00fam anois an sc\u00e9al ar fad a insint duit, agus n\u00ed scaoilfidh m\u00e9 r\u00fan ar bith eile leat, ach amh\u00e1in, go mba bhean \u00ed an dl\u00edod\u00f3ir, ar dhein Ram Mahommad Thomas gar di, blianta roimh eachtra an Quiz. Leis an gcuid eile den sc\u00e9al a fh\u00e1il, t\u00e1 fait\u00edos orm, go gcaithfidh t\u00fa an leabhar a fh\u00e1il ar bhealach eic\u00ednt, agus \u00e9 a l\u00e9amh duit fh\u00e9in. N\u00ed bheidh a chath\u00fa ort, n\u00f3 is leabhar den scoth \u00e9.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I mB\u00e9al an Phobail Peadar Bair\u00e9ad Q &amp; A &#8230;&#8230;.. by &#8230;&#8230;.. Vikas Swarup . \u201cNach f\u00e1nach an \u00e1it ina bhfaighfe\u00e1 breac,\u201d arsa mise liom fh\u00e1in, an l\u00e1 cheana, tar \u00e9is dom teacht ar leabhar an-neamhghn\u00e1ch, th\u00edos i Leabharlann an Locha Bhu\u00ed, leabhar a cuireadh i gcl\u00f3 ag Black Swan, a ch\u00e9aduair, sa bhliain 2006. 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