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The Association of Small Bombs
Karan Mahajan
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Description for The Association of Small Bombs
Paperback. On a hot May day in 1996 a car bomb detonates in a Delhi marketplace. Just a 'small' bomb, but it is fatal for two Khurana school boys. Their friend Mansoor survives the blast bearing the physical and psychological effects of the bomb. Yet Mansoor isn't the only one damaged by the bomb.. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
A GRANTA BEST YOUNG AMERICAN NOVELIST 2017 When the Khurana boys and their friend Mansoor set out for one of Delhi's markets, disaster strikes without warning. A 'small' bomb detonates, killing the brothers instantly. Mansoor is one of the few survivors. From India to America, the lives of victims and bystanders, mothers and fathers, comrades and adversaries are changed forever. Even the young bomb maker cannot escape the heat of the blast. 'I can't remember the last time I read a book which conjured a world so rich and so convincing' MARK HADDON 'Brilliant... Masterful' KEVIN POWERS 'Unusually wise, tender and generous' JIM CRACE 'Breathtaking... Unforgettable' ADELLE WALDMAN 'Packed with small wonders of beauty and heartbreak that are impossible to resist' DINAW MENGESTU
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099523284
SKU
V9780099523284
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-26
About Karan Mahajan
Karan Mahajan grew up in New Delhi, India and lives in Austin, Texas. His first novel, Family Planning, was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize and was published in nine countries. The Association of Small Bombs was a finalist for the National Book Award and was selected as one of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of 2016. His writing has appeared in many publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker online and The Believer.
Reviews for The Association of Small Bombs
Wonderful. It is smart, unpredictable and enviably adept in its handling of tragedy and its fallout
New York Times
A superb novel... Mahajan inhabits two sides of a divided India
Financial Times
Extraordinary... A mind-blowing book on many, many levels
BBC Radio 4
A voracious approach to fiction-making, a daring imaginative promiscuity
New Yorker
In Mahajan's riveting, intricate story, the aftershocks of small bombs are as inescapable as their explosions
Alex Traub
Vice Magazine
New York Times
A superb novel... Mahajan inhabits two sides of a divided India
Financial Times
Extraordinary... A mind-blowing book on many, many levels
BBC Radio 4
A voracious approach to fiction-making, a daring imaginative promiscuity
New Yorker
In Mahajan's riveting, intricate story, the aftershocks of small bombs are as inescapable as their explosions
Alex Traub
Vice Magazine