Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found-Quality Guarantee

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A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworldof rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid povertyand abuse, opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood, and delving intothe stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better life and endup 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.