{"product_id":"behind-the-beautiful-forevers-a-play-paperback","title":"Behind the Beautiful Forevers: A Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stage adaptation of Katherine Boo's National Book Award-winning study of life in a Mumbai slum\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndia is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, Annawadi, full of people with plans of their own.\u003cbr\u003e Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he's as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government antipoverty funds to turn herself into a first-class person, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum's first female graduate.\u003cbr\u003e But their schemes are fragile; global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighborhood.\u003cbr\u003e For \u003ci\u003eBehind the Beautiful Forevers\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hare\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter, and theater and film director. He was won numerous awards and is best known for his screenplays for \u003ci\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and the plays \u003ci\u003ePlenty \u003c\/i\u003e(which he adapted into a film starring Meryl Streep in 1985), \u003ci\u003eRacing Demon\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eSkylight \u003c\/i\u003e(1997), and \u003ci\u003eAmy's View\u003c\/i\u003e (1998). He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759893184800,"sku":"9780865478350","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a5bd4e3f28d2f8a901e2e4a88871a200.webp?v=1780165456","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/behind-the-beautiful-forevers-a-play-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}