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A Beautiful Life
Michael Futcher
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
by David Hare from Katherine Boo
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play adaptation of 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers'. While many find it emotionally charged and well-written, others struggle with its brutal themes and the portrayal of life in the Mumbai slums. Some express discomfort with the author's background and how it influences the narrative.
Emotionally charged storytellingWell-written and engagingInteresting staging and scriptBrutal themes may be off-puttingQuestions about authorial perspective
Synopsis
A play based on the novel by Katharine Boo that tells the story of families living in the slums of Mumbai
Publication
PublisherFaber & Faber
Year2014
BindingPaperback
EditionMain
Pages144
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780571312412
ISBN-100571312411
LCCPR6058.A678
Behind the Beautiful Forevers is a British adaptation play written by David Hare from Katherine Boo and published by Faber & Faber (2014).
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