num_pages: 542
description: A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider’s view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty and abuse, opening the door into the inner sanctums of Bollywood, and delving into the stories of the countless villagers who come in search of a better life and end up 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.
language: English
title: Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
titlecomplete: Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
genres: Asia, Cultural, Travel, Indian Literature, Cities, India, Nonfiction, Sociology, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 10884
places: Bombay
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Guardian First Book Award, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Ryszard Kapuściński Prize, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Crossword Book Award
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Vintage