Perumal Murugan (Ed.), Black Coffee in a Coconut Shell: Caste as Lived Experience (translated by C. S. Lakshmi). New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2018, 229 pp., ₹595 (paperback). ISBN: 978-93-528-0497-9.
Laurence Ralph’s (2014) Renegade Dreams presents a glimpse into the lived experience of Chicago’s gang members. The author details that through various forms of injury people living in urban poverty hold dreams that motivate them through survival. This book review aims to provide an overview of Ralph’s work while offering intriguing reflections.