Part memoir, part journalism, part travelogue, and written with the relentless observation and patience of a novelist, Maximum City is a brilliantly illuminating portrait of Bombay and its people – a book as vast, diverse, and rich in experience, incident, and sensation as the city itself. The complex texture of these extraordinary tales is threaded together by Suketu Mehta’s own history of growing up in Bombay and returning to live there after a 21-year absence, and in looking through the eyes of his found the city within himself. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu. Details Arrives before Christmas Select delivery location Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found Author- Suketu Mehta Category- Non Fiction Books Sub Category- India Books. A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insiders view of this stunning metropolis. History World 18.50 List Price: 27.95 Details Save: 9.45 (34) 3.99 delivery December 20 - 21. December 6, 200412:00 AM ET Heard on Fresh Air Listen Listen Playlist Download Embed Detail from the cover of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found. Hitmen, dancing girls, cops, movie stars, poets, beggars and politicians – Suketu looked at the city through their eyes. Image for Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found. Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found Suketu Mehta Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Social Science - 560 pages 12 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and. ‘If there’s been a more striking snapshot of the changing face of Asia, I’ve never read it’ Sunday Timesīombay’s story is told through the lives, often desperately near the edge, of some of the people who live there. An international bestseller upon publication, MAXIMUM CITY was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and remains a classic study of the metropolis of Bombay.
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