Behind the beautiful forevers life death and hope in a mumbai undercity katherine boo on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers in this brilliant 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. Behind the beautiful forevers life death and hope in a mumbai undercity is a non fiction book written by the pulitzer prize winner katherine boo in 2012 it won the national book award and the los angeles times book prize among many others . Behind the beautiful forevers life death and hope in a mumbai undercity has a blurb even longer than its title to briefly sum up the plot this is a the story of annawadi a slum settled right in the heart of the a. Behind the beautiful forevers life death and hope in a mumbai undercity study guide contains a biography of katherine boo literature essays quiz questions major themes characters and a full summary and analysis. Behind the beautiful forevers life death and hope in a mumbai undercity katherine boo this enhanced ebook features exclusive video footage shot over the course of three years by the author and several children of the annawadi slum