Megha Majumdar

Photograph by [Elena Seibert]

About The Author

Megha Majumdar is the author of two bestselling novels. Her debut novel, A Burning, was longlisted for the US National Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, among other honours. A Guardian and a Thief is longlisted for the Women’s Prize, an Oprah’s Book Club Pick, winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, a finalist for the US National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize and longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Majumdar has received a Whiting Award, as well as fellowships from Civitella Ranieri and the Hawthornden Foundation. Born and raised in Kolkata, India, she now lives in New York.

Books by Megha Majumdar

A Guardian and a Thief

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026
A GUARDIAN ‘BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026’
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK
TIME MUST-READ BOOK
WINNER OF THE ANDRE...

A Burning

The stunning debut novel by the author of A Guardian and a Thief

A girl walks through the slums of Kolkata holding an armful of books. She returns home smelling of smoke, and checks her most prized possession: a brand-new smartphone, purchased in instalments. On Facebook, there is only one conversation.

#KolabaganTrainAttack

On the sma...

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