Bibliograph

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

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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

Oclc number

693809650

Responsibility statement

Katherine Boo

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, UG, 7.8, 14, 14, 156642

Sub title

life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity

Summary

Based on three years of reporting, this book examines and provides real-life accounts of the daily life and struggles of poor, urban families living in Bombay, India. The text contains profanity, graphic violence, and language of racial discrimination

Table Of Contents

Prologue. Between roses -- Undercitizens. Annawadi ; Asha ; Sunil ; Manju -- The business of burning. Ghost house ; A hole she called a window ; The 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

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