Maximum City
Author: Suketu Mehta
An international bestseller upon publication, MAXIMUM CITY was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and remains a classic study of the metropolis of Bombay. ‘If there’s been a more striking snapshot of the changing face of Asia, I’ve never read it’ Sunday Times,,Bombay’s story is told through the lives, often desperately near the edge, of some of the people who live there. Hitm….Read More
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