Shalimar the clown is best know for the skills a a tightrope walker in his native place of kashmir. But unfortunately he was brought to Los Angeles and started to work as a chaffeur. This is a fcitional story wherein the author has put so much of stress in sreating the character. The flashback in the book for every character and turning into real life again makes the book very interesting.Overall the book is good as the author has narrated the character very diligently.