Maximum City
2004 narrative nonfiction book by Suketu Mehta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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). It was published in hardcover by Random House's Alfred A. Knopf imprint. When released in paperback, it was published by Vintage, a subdivision of Random House.
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| Author | Suketu Mehta |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | narrative nonfiction |
| Publisher | Penguin |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | India, worldwide |
| Media type | Print (Paperback and Hardback) |
| Pages | 584 pp (paperback first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-400159-0 (first edition, paperback) |
Awards
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. It won the 2005 Vodafone Crossword Book Award. The Economist named Maximum City one of its books of the year for 2004. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Samuel Johnson Prize.
Adaptation
On June 3, 2009, it was reported that Danny Boyle acquired the film adaptation rights to the book,[1] but on June 18, 2009, Boyle was set to make 127 Hours instead, and the rights likely reverted back to Mehta.[2] In August 2019, it was reported that Anurag Kashyap will be the showrunner of franchise films based on the book. It will be produced by Ashok Amritraj.[3]
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