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TheepictaleofanIndianboyfromtheslumswiththegiftofnearlysuperhumanathleticendurance.At2,BudhiaSinghissoldbyhismothertoastreethawkerbutthenrescuedbyalarger-than-lifesportscoachwhorunsanorphanageforslumkids.WhenBudhiadisplaysanuncommontalentforlong-distancerunning,Biranchinurtureshisgift,heraldinghimasafolkherofortheimpoverishedmasses.Byage4,Budhiahasalreadycompletedastunning48fullmarathons,butafterthewonderkidcollapsesduringhisworldrecordrun,publicopinionbeginstoturnontheguruanddisciple,andsoonthetwoaresweptupinamaelstromofcontroversyandpoliticalscandal.FollowingBudhia'sroller-coasterjourneyoverfiveyears,MarathonBoyisaDickensiantaleofgreed,corruption,andbrokendreamssetbetweentheheart-racingworldofmarathonrunning,thepoverty-strickenslums,andthepoliticalintrigueofamodernizingIndia.NothingiswhatitseemsinBudhiaandBiranchi'srivetingstory,andAtwalcontinuallyshiftsvieweridentificationtotellbothashockingstoryofopportunismandexploitation,butalsoatouchingportraitofanauthenticbondbetweenaparentandchild.