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1. 1. A Guardian And A Thief

   

   In near-future Kolkata, Ma, her toddler, and her elderly father are days from leaving for the U.S. when their visas are stolen. Told over one week, the novel alternates between Ma’s frantic search amid a worsening food shortage and the thief Boomba’s perspective, showing how his attempts to provide for his family spiral into escalating crimes. It’s a tense, character-driven portrait of two families confronting scarcity and the difficult choices they make to protect their children.

   The 9961st Greatest Book of All Time

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2. 2. A Burning

   

   Set in contemporary Kolkata, the novel follows three interlinked lives after a deadly incident on a commuter train: an impoverished Muslim gym instructor whose impulsive social-media comment is spun into a terrorism charge; an ambitious young woman from the margins who sacrifices everything for a shot at stardom; and a self-serving political operator who exploits the scandal to advance his career. As courtrooms, news cycles, and rumor take over, the story exposes how hunger, ambition, and rising nationalism warp justice and destroy relationships.

   The 17010th Greatest Book of All Time

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