Someone Wants Your Shadow by Megha Majumdar Publisher: Nanhai Publishing Company

Introduction · · · · · ·
🔥🔥 Yes, the world is stupid and it's waiting to see me fall apart. But it hasn't happened yet. 🔥🔥

In an era where hard work may not necessarily be rewarded, I still want to maintain my upward ambitions!

◎ Editor's Recommendation

🔥A phenomenal new literary voice with super high popularity in the United States!

【Important Media】New York Times Bestseller | Guardian Novel of the Year | Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of the Year | Amazon Editor's Annual Recommendation

【Authoritative Awards】Winner of the Whiting Award|Winner of the Yuval Plaska Award|Nominated for the National Book Award

[Reader Reputation] Nearly 50,000 people rated it on Goodreads, and it was shortlisted for the annual "Readers' Choice" finalist; highly recommended by the top American reading club Read with Jenna!

🔥Respond to the hottest works of the moment, covering all aspects of hot social topics:

[Media Conscience] “Is it a crime to write something on social media?”

[Work Dilemma] "This is my job. You can make fun of me, but please answer me: Can you do this kind of job?"

[The gap between the rich and the poor] "Even if I am just a small insect crushed under your feet, I will fight to survive. I am still alive."

【Female Power】"I have a voice, I reminded myself. This is my voice. It is deep and powerful."

🔥“I could have been a normal person in this world.”

🔥Everyday details touch people’s hearts: In this declining era, being an ordinary person may be a luxury.

I love: Chocolate wafers. Rain on the windowsill. A stable job. My mom. Freedom.

I hate: Water leaks. The smell of wet towels. Deceptive news. Being misunderstood by friends. The feeling of being in the same boat as the goat at the butcher shop.

🔥The atmospheric hollow design shows a mysterious temperament! Exquisite small format, good-looking even for commuting reading!

------

◎ Introduction

I used to pass a butcher's shop on my way to school, and every day I would see skinned goats hanging on hooks. Except for the twitching tail, the rest of the goat's body was meat and fat.

I think the goat must have had a life similar to mine. Perhaps, at the end of its life, it was led by a rope to the slaughterhouse. Perhaps, the smell of blood from the slaughterhouse let the goat know where it was being taken.

But at that time, I was transferred to a new school, wearing a clean school uniform, with a school bag on my shoulder and a brand new pencil in my pocket. At that time, I no longer felt that I was in the same boat with the goats.

---

It all started with the injustice and struggle of a train station arson case, and the questioning and choice of three souls - future, or conscience?

------

Life, stench and corpses, repressed ambitions and aroused resentment, the author's narrative responds to the universal distortion of reality. The interaction between environment and personal choices has always been an important theme of great novels, and in this regard, the author's writing in this book is extraordinary. - The New York Times

This fascinating story is bright and hot with anger. The short and powerful chapters show a torn society. Majumdar has shown an uncanny ability to capture the broad picture of a turbulent society by observing the hopes and fears of marginalized people. - The Washington Post

"Someone Wants Your Shadow" has the same powerful appeal as Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying". The characters in the book seem to be on the stage, and as readers, we can feel their breath. The plot advances neatly and quickly like an arrow shot, making people abandon all doubts and fully immerse themselves in the story. - "The New Yorker"

This is the kind of novel that will leave you with a dull ache in your heart during the day and keep you awake at night. A must read! - Goodreads reader

If the society you live in denies your efforts and hinders your pursuit and dreams, how can you resist? - Amazon reader

"Someone Wants Your Shadow" is a novel for this era. ——"Chicago Review of Books"