Behind the beautiful forevers / Katherine Boo.
The dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this 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 reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees fortune in the recyclable garbage of richer people. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a rural childhood, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to good times. But then, as the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400067558
- ISBN: 1400067553
- Physical Description: xxii, 256 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 -- Market city -- 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1030L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.8 14 156642. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Urban poor > India > Mumbai. |
| Genre: | Creative nonfiction. |
Available copies
- 20 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Duncan Public Library | 305.5 Boo (Text) | 38950610534812 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 305.5 Boo (Text) | 38950610457618 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Selma Public Library | 305.5 Boo (Text) | 38950610372783 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
