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Behind the Beautiful Forevers Free Audiobook Download

Katherine Boo

Hope and struggle in Mumbai's shadowy urban landscape.

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Author: Katherine Boo

Narrator: Brian

Format: MP3

ISBN: 9781400067558

Language: English

Publish Date: 04/08/2012

Audiobook length: 31min

Behind the Beautiful Forevers Audiobook by Chapters

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Chapter 1: Annawadi

00:0023:21

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Chapter 2: Asha

00:0024:30

Chapter 3: Sunil

00:0032:51

Chapter 4: Manju

00:0031:34

Chapter 5: Ghost House

00:0021:45

Chapter 6: The Hole She Called a Window

00:0022:51

Chapter 7: The Come-Apart

00:0030:38

Chapter 8: The Master

00:0027:49

Chapter 9: Marquee Effect

00:0028:42

Chapter 10: Parrots,Caught and Sold

00:0023:02

Chapter 11: Proper Sleep

00:0013:08

Chapter 12: Nine Nights of Dance

00:0021:42

Chapter 13: Something Shining

00:0017:27

Chapter 14: The Trial

00:0021:44

Chapter 15: Ice

00:0013:28

Chapter 16: Black and White

00:0019:17

Chapter 17: A School, a Hospital, a Cricket Field

00:0019:04

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Who should listen Behind the Beautiful Forevers

The summary audiobook of "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" by Katherine Boo is ideal for listeners interested in social justice, poverty, and the complexities of life in contemporary India. It is particularly suited for students, educators, and professionals in fields like sociology, anthropology, and international development seeking to understand the struggles and resilience of marginalized communities. Additionally, anyone drawn to powerful storytelling that highlights human experiences amidst systemic inequality will find this audiobook insightful and compelling.

3 quotes from Behind the Beautiful Forevers

"The best way to know a place is to know its people."
"In a place where life is cheap, hope rarely survives."
"The truth is that things don’t work as they should, and people don’t change as they ought."

Author : Katherine Boo

Katherine (Kate) J. Boo is a distinguished staff writer for The New Yorker and a former reporter and editor at The Washington Post. Her journalism career began at the alternative weekly Washington City Paper, and she later served as a writer and co-editor for The Washington Monthly. With a focus on marginalized communities, Boo's impactful reporting has earned her numerous accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur “Genius” grant, and a National Magazine Award for Feature Writing. For the past decade, she has split her time between the United States and India, the homeland of her husband, Sunil Khilnani. Her acclaimed first book, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, And Hope In A Mumbai Undercity," was published in 2012.

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