A Guardian And A Thief by Megha Majumdar
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.
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- Published
- 2025
- Nationality
- Indian
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 224
- Original Language
- English
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