Bibliograph

Behind the beautiful forevers, [life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity], Katherine Boo

Type

Label

Behind the beautiful forevers, [life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity], Katherine Boo

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Behind the beautiful forevers

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

776708523

Responsibility statement

Katherine Boo

Sub title

[life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity]

Summary

Annawadi is a settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are filled with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees a fortune beyond counting in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. But then Abdul is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and a global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power and economic envy turn brutal

Table Of Contents

Prologue: between roses -- Undercitizens. Annawadi -- Asha -- Sunil -- Manju -- The business of burning. Ghost house -- A hole she called a window -- A come-apart -- The master -- A little wildness. Marquee effect -- Parrots, caught and sold -- Proper sleep -- Up and out. Nine nights of dance -- Something shining á -- The trial -- Ice -- Black and white -- A school, a hospital, a cricket field

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor