Castaway mountain : love and loss among the wastepickers of Mumbai
2021
Book
Told through the life of Farzana, a ragpicker living on Deonar, the legendary garbage mountain found at the edge of Mumbai, 'Castaway Mountain' is an unforgettable love story that shines a light on the global problem of overconsumption. Book Club.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781662600951
- 166260095X
Edition: First edition.
Description: xii, 259 pages ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Control Number: 3083097
Publisher: New York : Astra House, [2021]Subjects:
- Mumbai (India) -- Economic conditions.
- Mumbai (India) -- Social conditions.
- Plastic scrap -- Economic aspects -- India.
- Poor -- India -- Mumbai.
- Ragpickers -- India -- Mumbai -- Economic conditions.
- Ragpickers -- India -- Mumbai -- Social conditions.
- Refuse and refuse disposal -- Social aspects -- India -- Mumbai.
- Slums -- India -- Mumbai.