A Guardian and a Thief

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026

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<p><b>LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026</b><br><b>A </b><i><b>GUARDIAN </b></i><b>'BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026'</b><br><b>OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK</b><br><i><b>TIME </b></i><b>MUST-READ BOOK</b><br><b>WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION</b><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION</b><br><b>FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE</b></p><p>'Majumdar evades the narrative clunkiness that inevitably attends attempts to explain India to the west. This frees her up not only to tell a story of universal moral interest, but also to deliver a perceptive account of specifically Indian anxieties<i>.</i>... <i>A Guardian and a Thief</i> dramatises, to superb effect, the Indian elite's great fear: a world in which they are forced to share' <i><b>Guardian</b></i></p><p>'Nothing goes to plan in this ­propulsive black farce which ­combines ­vertiginous plot twists and a persuasive doomy atmosphere with a terrific spin on the moral hypocrisy of the Indian middle classes.' <i><b>Daily Mail</b></i></p><p>'Gripping... [It] is an impressive novel. Pages suffused with ambient menace also accommodate tenderness' <i><b>Spectator</b></i></p><p>'An indictment of this moment and a timeless parable about the lengths we go to for love and self-preservation, written in exuberant prose - this is a novel that will burrow its way into your soul and remain there forever' <b>Tahmima Anam</b></p><p><b>NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE</b><i><b> NEW YORK TIMES</b></i><b>, </b><i><b>NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST</b></i><b>, NPR, </b><i><b>ATLANTIC</b></i><b>, </b><i><b>TIME</b></i><b>, </b><i><b>CHICAGO TRIBUNE</b></i><b>, </b><i><b>NEW YORK MAGAZINE</b></i><b>, </b><i><b>ELLE</b></i><b>, </b><i><b>KIRKUS</b></i><b>, </b><i><b>BOOKPAGE</b></i></p><p><b>Megha Majumdar's electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed </b><i><b>New York Times</b></i><b> Bestseller </b><i><b>A Burning</b></i><b>-longlisted for the National Book Award-is set in a near-fut

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EAN

9781398551657

Sprache

Englisch

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Taschenbuch

Maße

234 x 153 x 18 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Simon & Schuster UK Ltd