The Association of Small Bombs
The Association of Small Bombs is a 2016 novel by Indian-American author and novelist Karan Mahajan.[1] The novel is Mahajan's second, after 2012's Family Planning, and was first published in 2016 by Viking Press.[2] The novel was named a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction. It was met with positive reviews.[3][4][5][6]
 First edition | |
| Author | Karan Mahajan |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-42963-0 |
The novel opens with a bombing in a New Delhi marketplace in 1996 and explores the resultant trauma caused by the attack, examining it from the perspective of both the victims, their families, and the perpetrators.[7]
Plot
The novel opens with the detonation of a bomb by a Kashmiri man, Shockie. The bomb kills thirteen and injures a further thirty. The remainder of the novel alternates between the perspective of Shockie, those who were injured, and those who lost family in the explosion.
References
- Fallon, Claire (18 March 2016). "The Bottom Line: 'The Association of Small Bombs' By Karan Mahajan". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- Shetty, Sharan (2016-04-06). "After the Blast". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- Maazel, Fiona (15 March 2016). "'The Association of Small Bombs,' by Karan Mahajan". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- Schwartz, Alexandra (4 April 2016). "Blast Radius". The New Yorker. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- Ruiz-Camacho, Antonio (22 March 2016). "I Want Complete Freedom When I Write". The Millions. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- "Book Marks reviews of The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan". Book Marks. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- Sacks, Sam (18 March 2016). "Fiction Chronicle: A Typical Bomb". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 April 2016.