Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
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In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human.
Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a... more
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Barack Obama Former USA PresidentFact or fiction, the president knows that reading keeps the mind sharp. He also delved into these non-fiction reads (Source)
Bill Gates CEO/MicrosoftKatherine Boo spent three years getting to know the people of Annawadi, a slum of about 3,000 people on the edge of a sewage-filled lake in India’s largest city. Her book is a poignant reminder of how much more work needs to be done to address the inequities in the world. But it’s also an uplifting story of people striving to make a life for themselves, sacrificing for their families, and in their own way, being innovative and entrepreneurial in creating a vibrant local economy. (Source)
Adam Minter Vivid scenes of walking down Mumbai’s Airport Road, lined by shacks and trash pickers, and behind them are walls, and behind them are the finest five star hotels in India. (Source)
Leo Hollis This is about a small community who live in a slum in Mumbai, and it is an absolutely heartbreaking portrait of what life is like in the slums today. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Behind the Beautiful Forevers is ranked in the following categories:
- #74 in Awarded
- #9 in Cities
- #37 in Culture
- #37 in Current Affairs
- #26 in Development Economics
- #29 in Human Rights
- #5 in Indian
- #17 in Journalism
- #80 in Justice
- #91 in Modern History
- #23 in NPR
- #28 in New York Times Bestseller
- #96 in Nonfiction
- #51 in Public Health
- #99 in Pulitzer Prize
- #87 in Social
- #70 in Sociology
- #68 in World
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