A Guardian and a Thief: A Novel

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Synopsis
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE • Megha Majumdar&’s electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times bestseller A Burning—longlisted for the National Book Award—is set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, in which two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other. A piercing and propulsive tour de force.In a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two-year-old daughter, and her elderly father are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma&’s husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Ma&’s purse, containing their treasured immigration documents, has been stolen.Set over the course of one week, A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Ma&’s frantic search for the thief while keeping hunger at bay during a worsening food shortage; and the story of Boomba, the thief, whose desperation to care for his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children&’s future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe.A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation.
Copyright:
2025

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Book Size:
224 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780593804889
Related ISBNs:
9780593804872, 9780771029158, 9798217174430, 9798217174959, 9798217287789
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Copyrighted By:
Megha Majumdar
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Literature and Fiction
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