 First edition | |
| Author | Mayank Austen Soofi |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Prostitution in India |
| Publisher | Penguin Books India |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9780143422723 |
Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi's Red Light District is a 2012 book by the Indian writer and photojournalist Mayank Austen Soofi.
Synopsis
The book follows the daily lives of sex workers living on G.B. Road, New Delhi, a large red-light district in India's capital as they "raise their children, cook for their lovers, visit temples, shrines and mosques, complain about pimps and brothel owners, listen to film songs, and solicit and entertain customers". The book seeks to paint a portrait of women for whom sex is a way to make a living. The book contains photography described by the publishers as "haunting"[1]
Reception
In The Times of India Arunima Mazumdar wrote that the book "is a perspective of a neighbourhood distanced from the accepted societal norms. It is a reminder and a comprehensive understanding of the extraordinary lives of ordinary people"[2]
In the Sunday Guardian Annie Zaidi describes the book as "gently sympathetic" but criticises some elements of the writing style.[3] Overall, Zaidi notes that "As a reminder of their humanity and their vulnerability, Soofi's book is worth a read"
References
- ↑ "Nobody Can Love You More - Penguin Books India".
- ↑ Mazumdar, Arunima (9 June 2014). "A book about life in Delhi's GB Road". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ Zaidi, Annie (5 June 2013). "An honest but inadequate attempt to flesh out GB Road". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2015.