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Megha Majumdar’s \u201c A Guardian and a Thief<\/a>,\u201d already a finalist for the National Book Award<\/a> and Kirkus Prize, is now Oprah Winfrey<\/a>‘s book club pick.<\/p>\n Set in the near future, \u201cA Guardian and a Thief\u201d depicts a world of drought, flooding, crime and food shortages as it contrasts a woman whose family is about to emigrate from India<\/a> to the U.S. with the resident of a shelter who has stolen her purse and the passports it contains. It’s Majumdar’s first novel since her acclaimed debut, \u201cA Burning,\u201d came out in 2020.<\/p>\n