Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

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As the Indian economy booms, the residents of Annawadi, a slum near Mumbai airport, are electric with hope. Then, Abdul, a teenaged garbage sorter, is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; a terrorist attack and a global recession rock Mumbai; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste m sex and economic envy erupt brutally ...In this beautifully written, rigorously researched book, the impact of poverty, inequality, corruption and global change is made human through breathtaking, sometimes heartbreaking, stories that will stay with you forever.

Author: Katherine Boo
Publisher: Penguin
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143420309

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity