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Poignant narrative of resilience amidst Mumbai's slums.

If you're looking for a deeply moving read that gives a human face to the grand narratives of globalization and inequality, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" might just be what you need. Katherine Boo's meticulous reporting unveils the lives of those in Mumbai's undercity with such vividness and compassion that you'll find it hard not to be invested in their stories of hope and heartbreak. This isn't just an account of life's hardships; it's a powerful testament to human spirit.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2013)
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction (2012)
  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2012)
  • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction (2013)
  • Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism (2013)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2012)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2013)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (2012)
  • Ryszard Kapuściński Prize Nominee (2013)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2012)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2013)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2012)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers

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ISBN: 9780812979329
Authors: Katherine Boo
Date of Publication: 2014-04-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Economics, Travel, Sociology, History
Goodreads rating: 3.98
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In this brilliant, breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport. As India starts to prosper, the residents of Annawadi are electric with hope. Abdul, an enterprising teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Meanwhile Asha, a woman of formidable ambition, has identified a shadier route to the middle class. With a little luck, her beautiful daughter, Annawadi’s “most-everything girl,” might become its first female college graduate. And even the poorest children, like the young thief Kalu, feel themselves inching closer to their dreams. But then Abdul is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power, and economic envy turn brutal. With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects people to one another in an era of tumultuous change, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, based on years of uncompromising reporting, carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds—and into the hearts of families impossible to forget.
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Poignant narrative of resilience amidst Mumbai's slums.

If you're looking for a deeply moving read that gives a human face to the grand narratives of globalization and inequality, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" might just be what you need. Katherine Boo's meticulous reporting unveils the lives of those in Mumbai's undercity with such vividness and compassion that you'll find it hard not to be invested in their stories of hope and heartbreak. This isn't just an account of life's hardships; it's a powerful testament to human spirit.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2013)
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction (2012)
  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2012)
  • PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction (2013)
  • Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism (2013)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2012)
  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2013)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (2012)
  • Ryszard Kapuściński Prize Nominee (2013)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Nonfiction (2012)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Nonfiction (2013)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2012)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.