Apr 13, 2012

Q.561

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, a book by New Yorker magazine staff writer Katherine Boo has received great reviews for its writing and content. Reviewers said it was one of the best books about India in recent times (and one without the usual clichés of the genre).

The book is set in a slum called Annawadi in Mumbai, exploring the lives of various characters. What explains the book's unusual title?

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