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Behind the beautiful forevers / Katherine Boo.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780812979329
- ISBN: 081297932X
- Physical Description: xxii, 256 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Random House Trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue Between roses -- Part one Undercitizens -- Annawadi -- Asha -- Sunil -- Manju -- Part two Business of burning -- Ghost house -- The hole she called a window -- Come-apart -- Master -- Part three Little wilderness -- Marquee effect -- Parrots, caught and sold -- Proper sleep -- Part four up and out -- Nine nights of dance -- Something shining -- Trial -- Ice -- Black and white -- A school, a hospital, a cricket field. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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. |
| Awards Note: | National Book Award for nonfiction, 2012 |
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| Subject: | Urban poor > India > Mumbai. Mumbai (India) > Social conditions > 21st century. Mumbai (India) > Economic conditions > 21st century. |
| Genre: | Creative nonfiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Leonard | 305.569 B644b 2014 (Text) | 31307025747280 | Non Fiction | Checked out | 07/24/2025 |
