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Jan 31, 2012 · Jan. 30, 2012. “Zehrunisa Husain was a tear-factory even on good days; it was one of her chief ways of starting conversations,” Katherine Boo writes in “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” her...
Apr 8, 2014 · In this breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport.
Feb 9, 2012 · By Charles McGrath. Feb. 8, 2012. Unlike many journalists Katherine Boo aspires to invisibility. She hates publicity and talks about herself with about as much ease as someone trying to wriggle...
Mar 30, 2012 · The book’s title – taken from an advertising sign for Italianate tiles that fronts Annawadi and reads “beautiful forever” over and over – is also a response to those endlessly hopeful...
About Behind the Beautiful Forevers. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE “Inspiring . . . extraordinary . . . [Katherine Boo] shows us how people in the most desperate circumstances can find the resilience to hang on to their humanity.
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How does Katherine Boo gather information for her book? Boo conducted extensive fieldwork, including interviews, observations, and document reviews over several years. Her approach is grounded in immersive journalism, allowing her to capture the nuanced perspectives of the slum’s residents.
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Apr 8, 2012 · 3.98. 110,106 ratings11,778 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Nonfiction (2012) From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities.
