Behind the Beautiful Forevers
2012 non-fiction book by Katherine Boo
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity is a 2012 non-fiction book by Katherine Boo. The book was later adapted into a play by David Hare which premiered at the Weitz Center Cinema in London.[1]
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| Author | Katherine Boo |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Poverty, inequality, corruption in India |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback), e-book |
| Pages | 256 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1-4000-6755-8 |
| OCLC | 693809650 |
Synopsis
Reception
The New York Times' Pankaj Mishra says the book "provides a bracing antidote to the ideological opiates of recent decades".[2] William Dalrymple of The Guardian praised Boo's observant writing and compares her work to Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend.[3]
The book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2012 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2013.
Awards and honors
The book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2012,[4] finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 2013,[5], finalist of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award the in the Nonfiction category,[6], longlist for the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize,[7] shortlist for the 2012 Guardian First Book Award,[8] The New York Times Best Seller list,[9] and The New York Times' 100 Best Books of the 21st Century at #22 place.[10]
Adaptations
In 2014, Behind the Beautiful Forevers was adapted into a play by David Hare and directed by Rufus Norris. It premiered at the Weitz Center Cinema.[1]