Behind the Beautiful Forevers - by David Hare (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A stage adaptation of Katherine Boo's National Book Award-winning study of life in a Mumbai slum<br></b><br>India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, Annawadi, full of people with plans of their own.<br> Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he's as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government antipoverty funds to turn herself into a first-class person, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum's first female graduate.<br> But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighborhood.<br> For <i>Behind the Beautiful Forevers</i>, journalist Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[David Hare is] one of the few major playwrights in our language." --<i>New York Post</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David Hare</b> is a playwright, screenwriter, and theater and film director. He was won numerous awards and is best known for his screenplays for <i>The Hours</i> (2002) and <i>The Reader</i> (2008) and the plays <i>Plenty </i>(which he adapted into a film starring Meryl Streep in 1985), <i>Racing Demon</i> (1990), <i>Skylight </i>(1997), and <i>Amy's View</i> (1998). He lives in London.
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