Behind the beautiful forevers

Boo, Katherine.

Large Print 2012

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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Mumbai (India) Economic conditions 21st century

Mumbai (India) Social conditions 21st century

Urban poor India Mumbai

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ISBN:

9781594136184
9781410446763
1594136181

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

421 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
large print

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Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary

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
The trial
Ice
Black and white
A school, a hospital, a cricket field

LCCN:

2011047438

Control Number:

855689

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