The Complex: An Evening with Karan Mahajan

Tue, Jun 9 2026
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Library for Arts & Culture

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In celebration of Karan Mahajan’s third novel, The Complex, Yaddo is delighted to partner with the Brooklyn Public Library to bring you an evening with the brilliant author whose “magisterial” fiction explores ambition, family, love, and political power in Modi’s India.

KM_headshotKaran Mahajan is the author of The Association of Small Bombs, 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 The New York Times Book Review. His debut novel, Family Planning, was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He has been selected as one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists, and his writing has appeared in The New YorkerThe New York TimesVanity FairThe New York Review of Books, and other venues. He is an associate professor of Literary Arts at Brown University.

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Add to My Calendar 06/09/2026 06:30 pm 06/09/2026 08:00 pm America/New_York The Complex: An Evening with Karan Mahajan <p>In celebration of Karan Mahajan’s third novel, <em><strong>The Complex</strong></em><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://yaddo.org">Yaddo</a> is delighted to partner with the Brooklyn Public Library to bring you an evening with the brilliant author whose “magisterial” fiction explores ambition, family, love, and political power in Modi’s India.</p><p><strong><img src="https://static.bklynlibrary.org/prod/public/inline-images/Karan%20Mahajan%20%28c%29%20Briscoe%20Savoy.jpg" data-align="right" data-entity-uuid="018776e1-1231-401a-9e2d-ec0c9421548a" data-entity-type="file" alt="KM_headshot" width="334" height="223">Karan Mahajan</strong>&nbsp;is the author of&nbsp;<em>The Association of Small Bombs</em>, 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&nbsp;<em>The New York Times Book Review</em>. His debut novel,&nbsp;<em>Family Planning</em>, was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He has been selected as one of&nbsp;<em>Granta</em>’s Best Young American Novelists, and his writing has appeared in&nbsp;<em>The New Yorker</em>,&nbsp;<em>The New York Times</em>,&nbsp… Brooklyn Public Library - Library for Arts & Culture MM/DD/YYYY 60

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