A Guardian and a Thief

Name: A Guardian and a Thief
Brand: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
SKU: 7109146

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7484852A Guardian and a Thiefhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-guardian-and-a-thief-9798217174430/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7088595/image.jpg?v=638851276866070000426426MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/Megha Majumdars electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times bestseller A Burninglonglisted for the National Book Awardis 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 Mas 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 Mas 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 Mas 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 childrens future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe.A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation....7109146A Guardian and a Thief426426https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-guardian-and-a-thief-9798217174430/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7088595/image.jpg?v=638851276866070000InStockMXN99999PR_DIAudiolibro20259798217174430_W3siaWQiOiJjOGM0M2NkMy0wNDc2LTRmN2YtYTM4Zi1kZTRlN2I4NWMxMDciLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQyNiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6NDI2LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOnRydWUsImlzRWxpZ2libGVGb3JDcmVkaXRUcmlhbCI6dHJ1ZSwiY3JlZGl0UHVyY2hhc2VQcmljZSI6MX1d9798217174430_Megha Majumdars electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times Bestseller A Burninglonglisted for the National Book Awardis set in a near-future Kolkata ravaged by climate change and social disharmony in which the lives of five characters collide and their fates become inextricably linkeda propulsive and shattering tour de force.In a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and blight, Ma, her two year old daughter Mishti, and her elderly father Dadu are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Mas husband in the home he has been building for them in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited passports and visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Mas purse, with all the treasured documents within it, has been stolen.A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Ma and her family, their struggle to emigrate to America, and their devastation in the wake of the theft that changes their fate to one of implacable tragedy; and Boomba, the thief, whose hunger and desperation to care for his family drive him to commit a crime whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families whose destinies become inexorably entangled, wresting compassion from each narrative as the complexities of each characters circumstancestheir helplessness in the face of poverty and corruption, and the need to stave off encroaching catastrophe--are captured with clarity and piercing empathy.A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation....(*_*)9798217174430_Megha Majumdars electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times Bestseller A Burninglonglisted for the National Book Awardis 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 othera piercing and propulsive tour de force.In a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two year old daughter Mishti, and her elderly father Dadu are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Mas 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 Mas purse, with all the treasured immigration documents within it, has been stolen.Set over the course of one week, A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Mas 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 childrens future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe.A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation....(*_*)9798217174430_Megha Majumdars electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times bestseller A Burninglonglisted for the National Book Awardis 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 Mas 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 Mas 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 Mas 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 childrens future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe.A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation....9798217174430_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_9798217174430_9798217174430Megha MajumdarInglésMéxico2025-10-14T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2025-10-14T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group