by Suketu Mehta · Headline Review · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747259695
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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found is a compelling account by Suketu Mehta about life in Bombay. Through an engaging narrative, Mehta explores the complexity of this metropolis, from the criminal underworld to the sanctuaries of Bollywood, revealing the stories of those seeking a better life amidst chaos and hope. This book is a brilliant portrait of Bombay and its people, as vast, diverse, and rich in experience as the city itself.
Suketu Mehta is the New York-based author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, which won the Kiriyama Prize and the Hutch Crossword Award, and was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize, the Lettre Ulysses Prize, the BBC4 Samuel Johnson Prize, and the Guardian First Book Award. His autobiographical account of his experiences in Mumbai, Maximum City, was published in 2004. The book, based on two and a half years of research, explores the underbelly of the city.
