Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

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Katherine Boo
Katherine Boo
2012

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100 New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century

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Favourites

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The Henry Amos Prize 2013

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2017

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2014

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