38:
271:. The judges of the National Book Award for Fiction described the novel as an "epic tableau drawn by the instruments of empathy, an illuminating human expedition from India to America and back, a story that burns straight through you—incandescent, absorbing, engrossing—a novel of hope and despair, love and rage, today and tomorrow." The
778:
624:"See the world — by book Three new novels — "The World a Moment Later" (from Israel), "New Lives" (Germany) and "Family Planning" (India) — offer a vicarious form of travel into the very souls of nations"
187:. In addition to his writing, he has worked as an editor in San Francisco, a consultant on economic and urban planning in New York City, and a researcher in Bangalore. He currently lives in
290:
384:
245:, and released in the US in 2008 and the UK in 2009, with translations forthcoming in India, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Brazil, and Korea.
887:
967:
957:
942:
334:
745:
359:
810:
932:
917:
459:
433:
540:
962:
937:
860:
259:, about the bombing of a Delhi market, was released to widespread acclaim in 2016, with laudatory reviews appearing in
649:
374:
972:
720:
231:
described it as "The truest portrait of modern New Delhi I've read, and the funniest book of the year", and novelist
37:
927:
922:
902:
298:
623:
597:
184:
698:
675:
123:
834:
303:
20:
515:
407:
211:
146:
134:
947:
811:"The Association of Small Bombs, by Karan Mahajan, 2016 National Book Award Finalist, Fiction"
338:
121:(born April 24, 1984) is an Indian-American novelist, essayist, and critic. His second novel,
172:
63:
952:
8:
180:
129:
897:
786:
753:
548:
353:
217:
892:
223:
140:
779:"'The Association of Small Bombs': A novel of terror based on the author's life"
489:
379:
158:
911:
790:
757:
552:
242:
232:
188:
228:
235:
called it "one of the best and funniest first novels I've read in years."
572:
176:
163:
In 2017, he was named one of Granta's Best Young
American Novelists.
88:
74:
306:
for
Fiction, Finalist for the 2016 National Book Award in Fiction
92:
152:
105:
192:
78:
746:"'The Association of Small Bombs,' by Karan Mahajan"
541:"Granta's list of the best young American novelists"
275:
named the novel one of its "10 Best Books of 2016."
777:Anderson, Patrick; Anderson, Patrick (2016-03-15).
903:Interview at The Rumpus with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho
248:
241:was published by the Harper Perennial imprint of
909:
776:
835:"Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - The 82nd Annual"
372:
183:, before receiving an MFA in fiction from the
316:The True Margaret published in The New Yorker
179:, India. He studied English and Economics at
839:Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - The 82nd Annual
227:as "Genuinely funny" and "Profound". Author
132:for Fiction. He has contributed writing to
36:
696:
375:"The 2016 National Book Awards Finalists"
621:
215:as "Brave, breakneck, and amusing"'; in
647:
513:
487:
457:
431:
405:
42:Mahajan at the 2016 Texas Book Festival
910:
898:Review & Interview at Sepia Mutiny
743:
721:"An Intimate Novel of a Terror Attack"
673:
622:Upchurch, Michael (January 11, 2009).
387:from the original on December 11, 2023
358:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
598:"'Family Planning,' by Karan Mahajan"
595:
888:Author page on HarperCollins website
697:McInerney, Jay (November 18, 2008).
648:Mahajan, Karan (December 21, 2008).
221:as "Pleasurably crazed"; and in the
893:Interview on The Aseem Chhabra Show
858:
514:Mahajan, Karan (October 21, 2015).
488:Mahajan, Karan (December 1, 2009).
406:Mahajan, Karan (February 1, 2008).
13:
968:Michener Center for Writers alumni
958:21st-century American male writers
943:Writers from Stamford, Connecticut
674:Suketu, Mehta (January 24, 2009).
434:"'Peering into Kashmir's Turmoil'"
373:The New Yorker (October 6, 2016).
198:
14:
984:
881:
458:Mahajan, Karan (March 11, 2008).
432:Mahajan, Karan (March 27, 2010).
596:Frank, Joan (December 7, 2008).
933:Novelists from New York (state)
918:21st-century American novelists
852:
827:
803:
770:
737:
713:
690:
667:
641:
615:
589:
278:
565:
533:
507:
481:
451:
425:
399:
366:
327:
299:The Association of Small Bombs
265:The New York Times Book Review
257:The Association of Small Bombs
250:The Association of Small Bombs
124:The Association of Small Bombs
19:For the Indian cricketer, see
1:
320:
744:Maazel, Fiona (2016-03-15).
166:
128:was a finalist for the 2016
7:
699:"'Jay McInerney Book Pick'"
185:Michener Center for Writers
10:
989:
963:Novelists from Connecticut
938:Stanford University alumni
676:"'Suketu Mehta Book Pick'"
516:"'The Two Asian Americas'"
18:
304:Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
103:
98:
84:
70:
47:
35:
28:
21:Karan Mahajan (cricketer)
973:Brown University faculty
255:Mahajan's second novel,
928:Writers from California
923:American male novelists
602:San Francisco Chronicle
212:San Francisco Chronicle
209:, was described by the
205:Mahajan's first novel,
147:San Francisco Chronicle
650:"'Young and Restless'"
173:Stamford, Connecticut
64:Stamford, Connecticut
171:Mahajan was born in
861:"The True Margaret"
783:The Washington Post
654:The Washington Post
269:The Washington Post
181:Stanford University
130:National Book Award
750:The New York Times
464:toxically twisted"
701:. The Daily Beast
678:. The Daily Beast
628:The Seattle Times
218:The Seattle Times
175:, and grew up in
116:
115:
16:American novelist
980:
875:
874:
872:
871:
859:Mahajan, Karan.
856:
850:
849:
847:
845:
831:
825:
824:
822:
821:
815:Nationalbook.org
807:
801:
800:
798:
797:
774:
768:
767:
765:
764:
741:
735:
734:
732:
731:
717:
711:
710:
708:
706:
694:
688:
687:
685:
683:
671:
665:
664:
662:
660:
645:
639:
638:
636:
634:
619:
613:
612:
610:
608:
593:
587:
586:
584:
583:
569:
563:
562:
560:
559:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
511:
505:
504:
502:
500:
485:
479:
478:
476:
474:
455:
449:
448:
446:
444:
429:
423:
422:
420:
418:
408:"'Suketu Mehta'"
403:
397:
396:
394:
392:
370:
364:
363:
357:
349:
347:
346:
337:. Archived from
331:
112:
109:
107:
61:
57:
55:
40:
26:
25:
988:
987:
983:
982:
981:
979:
978:
977:
908:
907:
884:
879:
878:
869:
867:
857:
853:
843:
841:
833:
832:
828:
819:
817:
809:
808:
804:
795:
793:
775:
771:
762:
760:
742:
738:
729:
727:
719:
718:
714:
704:
702:
695:
691:
681:
679:
672:
668:
658:
656:
646:
642:
632:
630:
620:
616:
606:
604:
594:
590:
581:
579:
573:"karan-mahajan"
571:
570:
566:
557:
555:
539:
538:
534:
524:
522:
512:
508:
498:
496:
486:
482:
472:
470:
462:Animal's People
456:
452:
442:
440:
438:The Daily Beast
430:
426:
416:
414:
404:
400:
390:
388:
371:
367:
351:
350:
344:
342:
335:"Archived copy"
333:
332:
328:
323:
291:Family Planning
281:
253:
239:Family Planning
224:Washington Post
207:Family Planning
203:
200:Family Planning
169:
141:The Daily Beast
104:
62:
59:
53:
51:
43:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
986:
976:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
906:
905:
900:
895:
890:
883:
882:External links
880:
877:
876:
865:The New Yorker
851:
826:
802:
769:
736:
725:The New Yorker
712:
689:
666:
640:
614:
588:
564:
547:. 2017-04-26.
532:
520:The New Yorker
506:
490:"'Wonder Why'"
480:
450:
424:
398:
380:The New Yorker
365:
325:
324:
322:
319:
318:
317:
313:
312:
308:
307:
295:
286:
285:
280:
277:
273:New York Times
261:The New Yorker
252:
247:
202:
197:
168:
165:
159:The New Yorker
114:
113:
108:.karan-mahajan
101:
100:
96:
95:
86:
82:
81:
72:
68:
67:
49:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
985:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
948:Living people
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
915:
913:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
885:
866:
862:
855:
840:
836:
830:
816:
812:
806:
792:
788:
784:
780:
773:
759:
755:
751:
747:
740:
726:
722:
716:
700:
693:
677:
670:
655:
651:
644:
629:
625:
618:
603:
599:
592:
578:
577:karan-mahajan
574:
568:
554:
550:
546:
542:
536:
521:
517:
510:
495:
491:
484:
469:
465:
463:
454:
439:
435:
428:
413:
409:
402:
386:
382:
381:
376:
369:
361:
355:
341:on 2009-02-25
340:
336:
330:
326:
315:
314:
311:Short Stories
310:
309:
305:
301:
300:
296:
293:
292:
288:
287:
283:
282:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
251:
246:
244:
243:HarperCollins
240:
236:
234:
233:Jay McInerney
230:
226:
225:
220:
219:
214:
213:
208:
201:
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
164:
162:
160:
155:
154:
149:
148:
143:
142:
137:
136:
131:
127:
125:
120:
119:Karan Mahajan
111:
102:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
65:
60:(age 40)
58:24 April 1984
50:
46:
39:
34:
30:Karan Mahajan
27:
22:
868:. Retrieved
864:
854:
842:. Retrieved
838:
829:
818:. Retrieved
814:
805:
794:. Retrieved
782:
772:
761:. Retrieved
749:
739:
728:. Retrieved
724:
715:
703:. Retrieved
692:
680:. Retrieved
669:
657:. Retrieved
653:
643:
631:. Retrieved
627:
617:
605:. Retrieved
601:
591:
580:. Retrieved
576:
567:
556:. Retrieved
545:The Guardian
544:
535:
523:. Retrieved
519:
509:
497:. Retrieved
493:
483:
471:. Retrieved
468:The Believer
467:
461:
453:
441:. Retrieved
437:
427:
415:. Retrieved
412:The Believer
411:
401:
391:December 11,
389:. Retrieved
378:
368:
343:. Retrieved
339:the original
329:
297:
289:
279:Bibliography
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
254:
249:
238:
237:
229:Suketu Mehta
222:
216:
210:
206:
204:
199:
170:
157:
151:
145:
139:
135:The Believer
133:
122:
118:
117:
953:1984 births
633:14 December
607:14 December
912:Categories
870:2024-07-01
844:13 October
820:2017-05-16
796:2017-05-16
763:2017-05-16
730:2017-05-16
582:2017-05-16
558:2017-05-16
525:26 October
345:2009-02-23
321:References
71:Occupation
54:1984-04-24
791:0190-8286
758:0362-4331
553:0261-3077
302:(2016),
177:New Delhi
167:Biography
89:Criticism
705:10 March
682:10 March
659:10 March
499:10 March
473:10 March
417:10 March
385:Archived
354:cite web
79:essayist
75:Novelist
443:6 April
99:Website
93:Fiction
85:Subject
789:
756:
551:
494:Granta
294:(2008)
284:Novels
267:, and
189:Austin
156:, and
153:Granta
144:, the
66:, U.S.
193:Texas
846:2017
787:ISSN
754:ISSN
707:2010
684:2010
661:2010
635:2009
609:2009
549:ISSN
527:2015
501:2010
475:2010
445:2010
419:2010
393:2023
360:link
110:.com
48:Born
106:www
914::
863:.
837:.
813:.
785:.
781:.
752:.
748:.
723:.
652:.
626:.
600:.
575:.
543:.
518:.
492:.
466:.
436:.
410:.
383:.
377:.
356:}}
352:{{
195:.
191:,
150:,
138:,
91:,
77:,
56:)
873:.
848:.
823:.
799:.
766:.
733:.
709:.
686:.
663:.
637:.
611:.
585:.
561:.
529:.
503:.
477:.
460:"
447:.
421:.
395:.
362:)
348:.
263:,
161:.
126:,
52:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
