{"product_id":"the-complex-hardcover-1","title":"The Complex - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaran Mahajan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026: \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVULTURE\u003c\/i\u003e, LIT HUB, \u003ci\u003eTHE MILLIONS\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sweeping tale of political machinations, family drama, betrayal and social transformation.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's \"32 Novels We're Excited About This Spring\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An extraordinary gift to its lucky readers: an enormously full and brilliantly structured novel whose characters come to feel as familiar--and as bottomlessly mysterious--as one's own family.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Karen Russell, author of National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Antidote\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A testament to Mahajan's genius. . . . Beautiful and unforgettable\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exquisite. . . . This piercing novel is a book to read and read again.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant, sweeping tour de force moving between the US and modern India, following the illicit liaisons, real estate dramas, political ambitions, and mortal betrayals of one prominent Delhi family -- from the author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Association of Small Bombs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a sprawling complex in Delhi, the sons and daughters of SP Chopra, one of India's political architects, live together vying for influence in a family shaped by the great man's legacy. By the late 1970s, his descendants are scrambling to define their own futures in a still-young nation on the brink of transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSachin Chopra leaves for America, with his bride Gita following not long after, as the newlyweds are eager to forge their own lives beyond the pressures of the family compound. Yet Delhi remains an inescapable force, one that keeps pulling them back, even as Gita is menaced by Sachin's predatory uncle, Laxman. A man of restless ambition, Laxman ascends through the ranks of a rising Hindu nationalist movement, caught between his political aspirations and his personal transgressions. Meanwhile, Vibha, his sister, tries to keep the peace and the reputation of the family intact even as she wrestles with her own exile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs India erupts in violence and long-buried secrets come to light, the embattled Chopras must reckon with the cost of power, the weight of tradition, and the shifting nature of love and allegiance. Equal parts brilliant family saga and piercing political drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Complex\u003c\/i\u003e is a virtuosic novel of revenge and redemption, ambition and undoing, loyalty and love, by one of the most lauded voices in contemporary fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaran Mahajan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Association of Small Bombs\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, won the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, and was named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFamily Planning\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He has been selected as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Young American Novelists, and his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and other venues. He is an associate professor of Literary Arts at Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.66 x 9.14 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47533327843577,"sku":"9780593832905","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ymOh3DbbhU9780593832905_a1e832f9-0e56-469e-b87d-75abe2ccf90c.webp?v=1773868123","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-complex-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}