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Coming March 2026
The Complex
A masterful family saga in the Dostoevskian tradition—a portrait of a family as riven and fractious, and eternally surprising, as the country that produced it.
Set in a sprawling housing complex in Delhi, this sweeping novel follows three generations of the Arora family through decades of love, betrayal, ambition, and tragedy. As political upheavals reshape the nation around them, the family must confront their own demons—and each other.
Publisher
Penguin Press
Publication Date
March 2026
Format
Hardcover, eBook, Audio
Pages
TBD
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"Extraordinary."— Karen Russell
Advance Praise
"...a testament to Mahajan's genius. This novel is beautiful and unforgettable. A masterly novel, seemingly influenced by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, by a talented and self-assured writer."
"The Complex is 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."
"In the tradition of Tolstoy, Karan Mahajan has written a family saga and a historical epic that describes humanity with absolute fidelity—no kinder or crueler, wiser or duller, grander or punier than it really is."
"Epic in scope, wonderous in its summoning of distinct characters, vital in its weaving of family and politics. This is a miraculous novel."
