Suketu Mehta Knihy

Few subjects in American life prompt as much discussion and rancor as immigration. The renowned author Suketu Mehta offers a reality-based polemic that clarifies this debate. Drawing on his experience as an Indian-born teenager in New York City and years of global reporting, Mehta scrutinizes the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash. He argues that the West is not being destroyed by immigrants but by the fear of them. From Dubai to New York City, he contrasts the narratives of populist ideologues with the ordinary heroism of laborers and domestic workers. Mehta takes readers on a poignant journey to San Diego and Tijuana, where a border fence divides families and damages lives. He explains why more people are on the move today than ever before, as civil strife and climate change reshape the planet, leading to increasingly porous borders. Additionally, he highlights the destructive legacies of colonialism and global inequality, asserting that when today's immigrants are asked, "Why are you here?" they can respond, "We are here because you were there." Mehta contends that immigrants bring significant benefits, enabling communities to flourish. Impassioned and rigorous, this work is an urgent intervention and a literary argument of the highest order.

Suketu Mehta Left Bombay At The Age Of 14. Twenty-One Years Later, Having Lived In Paris, London And New York'S East Village, He Returned To Rediscover The Only City He Calls His Own. The Result Is This Stunning, Brilliantly Illuminating Portrait Of The Megalopolis And Its People A Book, Seven Years In The Making, That Is As Vast, As Diverse, As Rich In Experience, Incident And Sensation As The City Itself. Mehta Approaches The Life And Lives Of Bombay From Unexpected Angles. He Takes Us Into The Underworld Where Muslim And Hindu Gangs Manage To Wrest Some Control Of The Byzantine Political And Commercial Systems Of The City. He Follows The Life Of A Bar Dancer, Whose Childhood Of Poverty And Abuse Left Her No Choice But The One She Made. He Journeys On The Famed Local Trains And Out Onto The Streets And Footpaths, Where The Essential Story Of Bombay Is Played Out Every Day By The Countless Migrants Who Come In Search Of A Better Life. He Opens Windows Into The Inner Sanctums Of Bollywood And The Alternative Universe At Its Fringes. And Through It All As Each Individual Story Unfolds We Hear Mehta'S Own Story: Of The Mixture Of Love, Frustration, Fascination, And Intense Identification He Feels For And With Bombay. Candid, Impassioned, Insightful, Both Surprisingly Funny And Heart-Rending, Maximum City Is A Revelation Of A Complex And Ever-Changing World: The Continent Of Bombay.

Immigration is a contentious topic in American life today. The renowned author Suketu Mehta presents a reality-based polemic that clarifies this debate. Drawing from his experiences as an Indian-born teenager in New York City and years of global reporting, Mehta scrutinizes the worldwide anti-immigrant backlash. He argues that the West is not being harmed by immigrants, but rather by the fear of them. Through narratives from places like Dubai, Morocco, and New York City, he contrasts the misleading tales of populist ideologues with the everyday heroism of laborers and domestic workers. Mehta takes readers on a poignant journey to San Diego and Tijuana, highlighting the painful realities created by a border fence that divides families. He explains the unprecedented movement of people today, driven by civil strife and climate change, which has made borders increasingly porous. Additionally, he addresses the destructive legacies of colonialism and global inequality, asserting that when immigrants are asked, "Why are you here?" they can respond, "We are here because you were there." Mehta emphasizes that immigrants contribute significantly to the flourishing of countries and communities. This impassioned and rigorous work is a necessary intervention and a compelling literary argument.

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.