Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Who is Fatima One Leg in the novel, Behind the Beautiful Forevers?

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Fatima "One Leg" is the Husains' one-legged neighbor. She is tremendously insecure, and desires respect and attention, as well as affection, and engages in multiple affairs to achieve this. She picks a fight with the Husains when they renovate their home, and sets herself on fire to gain more attention. She ultimately dies in the hospital of an infection.

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers