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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo's 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers' exposes the stark realities of life in a Mumbai slum, revealing how systemic corruption, global economics, and arbitrary fate, not just individual effort, dictate survival and dignity amidst extreme inequality.
“Katherine Boo's 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers' exposes the stark realities of life in a Mumbai slum, revealing how systemic corruption, global economics, and arbitrary fate, not just individual effort, dictate survival and dignity amidst extreme inequality.”
— Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers
mumbai slums, global inequality, poverty
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of mumbai slums, global inequality, poverty and better judgment in how they apply it.
Katherine Boo brings a credible and useful lens to mumbai slums, global inequality, poverty, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.