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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

by Suketu Mehta
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Bombay's soul unveiled through intimate narratives.

If you've ever been curious about the beating heart of Bombay beyond its iconic landmarks, "Maximum City" is your must-read. Suketu Mehta masters the art of storytelling by weaving his personal return to the city with gripping tales of its inhabitants. It's a tapestry rich with the complexities of urban life, offering unfiltered insights into a city teeming with contradictions and vibrancy. Whether or not you've visited Bombay, this book will transplant you there, making you feel its pulse as if you were wandering its streets.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2005)
  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2005)
  • Ryszard Kapuściński Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2005)
  • Kiriyama Prize for Nonfiction (2005)
  • Crossword Book Award for Nonfiction (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

by Suketu Mehta
$9.90 Now $3.90 Save 61%
ISBN: 9780755301508
Authors: Suketu Mehta
Publisher: Headline Review
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Sociology, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Biography, Asia, History, Travelogue, Social Issues, Poverty, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 10940 readers)

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A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse, opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood, and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better life and end up living on the sidewalks.As each individual story unfolds, Mehta also recounts his own efforts to make a home in Bombay after more than twenty years abroad. Candid, impassioned, funny, and heartrending, Maximum City is a revelation of an ancient and ever-changing world.
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Bombay's soul unveiled through intimate narratives.

If you've ever been curious about the beating heart of Bombay beyond its iconic landmarks, "Maximum City" is your must-read. Suketu Mehta masters the art of storytelling by weaving his personal return to the city with gripping tales of its inhabitants. It's a tapestry rich with the complexities of urban life, offering unfiltered insights into a city teeming with contradictions and vibrancy. Whether or not you've visited Bombay, this book will transplant you there, making you feel its pulse as if you were wandering its streets.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction (2005)
  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee (2005)
  • Ryszard Kapuściński Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2005)
  • Kiriyama Prize for Nonfiction (2005)
  • Crossword Book Award for Nonfiction (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.