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Loved Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo? If its nonfiction, investigative journalism and india hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, The Jungle and A Fine Balance. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity: Nonfiction · Investigative Journalism · India · Economic Inequality · Sociology

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