Behind the Beautiful Forevers

256 pages

English language

Published Oct. 6, 2015 by Random House Trade Paperbacks.

ISBN:
978-0-8129-8869-7
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OCLC Number:
1134988078

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Profiles everyday life in the settlement of Annawadi as experienced by a Muslim teen, an ambitious rural mother, and a young scrap metal thief, illuminating how their efforts to build better lives are challenged by religious, caste, and economic tensions.

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Subjects

  • Urban poor
  • Social conditions
  • Economic conditions
  • Economic history

Places

  • India
  • Mumbai
  • Mumbai (India)