Behind the Beautiful Forevers Summary
Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers Overview

Katherine Boo’s journalistic approach to Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity allow the reader to explore the present day Annawadi slum of Mumbai, India. Boo narrates the stories of Abdul, a scavenging trash picker beset by unjust accusations and Asha, a local teacher bent on political corruption as they work towards a better life and escape from the slum in the shadow of Mumbai’s opulence.