For the first time in Russian, the long-awaited continuation of one of the most amazing novels of the early 21st century.

“Shantaram” was a confession refracted in artistic form of a man who managed to get out of the abyss and survive, which was sold around the world in circulation four million copies (of which half a million are in Russia) and has earned enthusiastic comparisons with the works of the best writers of modern times, from Melville to Hemingway. The venerable Jonathan Carroll wrote: “A person who is not touched by Shantaram to the depths of his soul either has no heart or is dead... Shantaram is the Arabian Nights of our century. This is a priceless gift for anyone who loves to read.” And finally, G. D. Roberts wrote a continuation of the story of Lin, nicknamed Shantaram, who escaped from an Australian maximum security prison and became a counterfeiter and smuggler in Bombay.

So, two years have passed since Lin lost two the people closest to him: Khaderbhai, a mafia leader who died in the Afghan mountains, and Karla, a mysterious, coveted beauty who married a Bombay media tycoon. Now Lin has to fulfill the last assignment given to him by Khaderbhai, win the trust of the sage living on the mountain, save his head in the uncontrollably flaring conflict of the new mafia leaders, but most importantly, find love and faith.