A Guardian and a Thief
the sensational new novel from the author of a burning
$27.30
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2025
Summary
A City Divided: Love, Loss, and Desperation in a Collapsing World
In a Kolkata ravaged by climate change and scarcity, two families are pushed to their limits in Megha Majumdar’s electrifying new novel.
Ma, her young daughter Mishti, and her aging father, Dadu, are on the verge of escaping the collapsing city for a new life in America. Their long-awaited visas are secured, their bags are packed, but their dreams are shattered when Ma’s purse, containing the precious immigrat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398555617 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398555614 |
| Author: | Megha Majumdar |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Scribner UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 217mm x 191mm |
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About The Author
Megha Majumdar
Megha Majumdar is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel A Burning, which was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medal. It was named one of the best books of the year by media including the Guardian, Washington Post, New York Times, NPR, Atlantic, Vogue, and TIME Magazine. A 2022 Whiting Award winner, she was born and raised in Kolkata, India, and holds degrees in anthropology from Harvard and Johns Hopkins. She is the former editor in chief of Catapult books, and lives in New York.
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