| Edition |
Random House Trade Paperback ed. |
| Description |
xxii, 256 pages ; 21 cm |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.8 14.0 156642. |
| Awards |
National book award winner, 2012 |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Urban poor -- India -- Mumbai.
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Mumbai (India) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Mumbai (India) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Creative nonfiction.
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| Note |
Title appears on cover as: Behind the beautiful forevers : life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity |
| ISBN |
9780812979329 (paperback) $16.00 |
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081297932X (paperback) $16.00 |
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