In August 2019, it was reported that Anurag Kashyap will be the showrunner of franchise films based on the book. A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insiders view of this stunning metropolis. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Samuel Johnson Prize. Read 776 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. The Economist named Maximum City one of its books of the year for 2004. It won the 2005 Vodafone Crossword Book Award. People living in extreme poverty, sleeping on the citys footpaths and bathing near an open sewer. ISBN 9780307574312 SM Author Suketu Mehta Suketu Mehta is the author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and won the Kiriyama Prize and the Hutch Crossword Award. Maximum City was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, and won the Kiriyama Prize, an award given to books that foster a greater understanding of the nations and peoples of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. 'Maximum' Is Right This book is aptly titled because everything about Bombay/Mumbai does indeed sound 'maximum.' Twenty-three million people in a space that should accommodate more like 10 million. When released in paperback, it was published by Vintage, a subdivision of Random House. It was published in hardcover by Random House's Alfred A. Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found is a narrative nonfiction book by Suketu Mehta, published in 2004, about the Indian city of Mumbai (also known as Bombay).
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