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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.

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 TimesBombay's story is told through the lives, often desperately near the edge, of some of the people who live there. Hitmen, dancing girls, cops, movie stars, poets, beggars and politicians - Suketu looked at the city through their eyes.The complex texture of these extraordinary tales is threaded together by Suketu Mehta's own history of growing up in Bombay and returning to live there after a 21-year absence, and in looking through the eyes of his found the city within himself.Part memoir, part journalism, part travelogue, and written with the relentless observation and patience of a novelist, Maximum City is a brilliantly illuminating portrait of Bombay and its people - a book as vast, diverse, and rich in experience, incident, and sensation as the city itself.

A 2019 NPR Staff PickA timely argument for why the United States and the West would benefit from accepting more immigrants There are few subjects in American life that prompt more discussion and controversy than immigration. But do we really understand it? In This Land Is Our Land, the renowned author Suketu Mehta attacks the issue head-on. Drawing on his own experience as an Indian-born teenager growing up in New York City and on years of reporting around the world, Mehta subjects the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash to withering scrutiny. As he explains, the West is being destroyed not by immigrants but by the fear of immigrants. Mehta juxtaposes the phony narratives of populist ideologues with the ordinary heroism of laborers, nannies, and others, from Dubai to Queens, and explains why more people are on the move today than ever before. As civil strife and climate change reshape large parts of the planet, it is little surprise that borders have become so porous. But Mehta also stresses the destructive legacies of colonialism and global inequality on large swaths of the world: When today's immigrants are asked, "Why are you here?" they can justly respond, "We are here because you were there." And now that they are here, as Mehta demonstrates, immigrants bring great benefits, enabling countries and communities to flourish. Impassioned, rigorous, and richly stocked with memorable stories and characters, This Land Is Our Land is a timely and necessary intervention, and a literary polemic of the highest order.

An impassioned defence of global immigration from the acclaimed author of Maximum City. Drawing on his familyâ??s own experience emigrating from India to Britain and America, and years of reporting around the world, Suketu Mehta subjects the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash to withering scrutiny.

Bombay: faszinierend und exotisch, Mega-City der Extreme, die Stadt der Zukunft. Welten prallen dort aufeinander - hier die Traumfabrik von Bollywood, dort der tägliche Alptraum der Armen und Enttäuschten. Der preisgekrönte Journalist Suketu Mehta präsentiert uns Bombay in packenden Reportagen, die hinter traumhafte Kulissen führen - und in die Slums der Elenden. Er taucht ein in die kriminelle Unterwelt, in der sich muslimische und Hindugangs Gefechte liefern, spricht mit Straßenkindern, die zu Profikillern ausgebildet werden, und mit Polizisten, die diese Kinder foltern und töten. Sprachlich brillant und mit ungeheurer Leidenschaft verknüpft Suketu Mehta die einzelnen Geschichten und Bilder zu einem großen Ganzen, das so faszinierend wie abgründig ist, so abschreckend wie sinnlich und reich.

Få tema skaper mer debatt enn innvandring, men har vi egentlig forstått hvorfor folk flytter på seg? Folk flykter fordi konflikter og klimaendringer har endret livsvilkårene på store deler av kloden. I boken Dette landet er også vårt, skildrer forfatteren kolonialismens destruktive arv i mange land. Når dagens innvandrere får spørsmålet: «Hvorfor er dere her?», kan de med rette svare: «Vi er her fordi dere var der». Forfatter Suketu Mehta viser at innvandrerne bidrar positivt til landet de bosetter seg i. Selv er han født i India, men oppvokst i New York, og har opplevd de negative holdningene mange innvandrere blir møtt med. Mehta mener vi i Vesten er i ferd med å ødelegges . ikke av innvandrere, men av frykten for innvandrere. Dette er en glødende engasjert bok, med sterke historier som berører. «Denne boken, som er skrevet 'i sorg og raseri', er både briljant og uhyre viktig, idet den på ytterst veltalende vis argumenterer imot intoleransen og for alle oss innvandrere, idet han beskriver hva vi ikke er, hvem vi er, og hvorfor man bør ta vel imot oss i stedet for å frykte oss.» -- Salman Rushdie

En född i Bombay, Suketu Mehta ger oss en insynsfull vy över denna fantastiska metropol. Han närmar sig staden från oväntade vinklar, tar oss med in i den kriminella underjorden av rivaliserande muslimska och hinduiska gäng, följer livet hos en barndansös som växte upp i fattigdom och utsatthet, öppnar dörren till Bollywoods innersta helgedomar och gräver djupare i historierna om de otaliga byborna som kommer i sökandet efter ett bättre liv och slutar med att leva på trottoarerna. När varje enskild historia utvecklas, berättar Mehta också om sina egna ansträngningar att skapa ett hem i Bombay efter mer än tjugo år utomlands. Ärlig, passionerad, rolig och gripande är Maximum City en uppenbarelse av en gammal och ständigt föränderlig värld.

Un retrato de Bombay feroz, detallista, visceral e inteligente. Una lectura que es como embarcarse en un viaje en el que se conoce a fondo la ciudad de la India, sus habitantes y su historia. Ciudad total lleva a cabo uno de los retratos de la ciudad de Bombay m s fabulosos y ambiciosos que se han escrito hasta la fecha. Un retrato que, adem s de dar cuenta de la vida de una ciudad, narra la historia de un pa s, as como su discurrir pol tico y social. Suketu Mehta naci en Bombay y por tanto nos ofrece la visi n de un nativo, es decir, una visi n cercana y real que aporta a su relato un nivel inusual de introspecci n, detalle e intimismo. Se acerca a la ciudad desde ngulos insospechados. Nos lleva al mundo criminal, donde se enfrentan g nsteres musulmanes e hind es, ambos grupos interesados en controlar la ciudad. Nos muestra las nuevas fuerzas que est n haciendo prosperar a la India, como, por ejemplo, el imperio cinematogr fico de Bollywood. Y, entre muchos otros ejemplos, nos revela las vidas de gentes de provincias que han visto desfallecer sus sue os de prosperar en la ciudad. Ciudad total fue finalista del premio Pulitzer en 2005. Su m rito se construye en la multitud de historias que contiene y que convierten este libro en un texto victoriano, por su mimo en los detalles, por su gran ambici n y excelente resultado. Esta novela pertenece al #FondoDeEditor de Literatura Random House «Como el Londres de Dickens, el Par s de Proust o la Barcelona de Juan Mars , Bombay es un escenario que parece inventado para el lucimiento y la capacidad de observaci n de Suketu Mehta, un autor que se siente a sus anchas en el caos de una ciudad tan inmensa como este libro. -Claudio L pez Lamadrid ENGLISH 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.