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Burning: A novel
by Megha Majumdar
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For
readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut
novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise--to the middle
class, to political power, to fame in the movies--and find their lives
entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.
Jivan is a Muslim girl from the
slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of executing a terrorist
attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir is an
opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political
party, and finds that his own ascent becomes linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely--an
irresistible outcast whose exuberant voice and dreams of glory fill the novel
with warmth and hope and humor--has the alibi that can set Jivan free, but it
will cost her everything she holds dear.
Taut, symphonic, propulsive,
and riveting from its opening lines, A Burning has the force of an epic while
being so masterfully compressed it can be read in a single sitting. Majumdar
writes with dazzling assurance at a breakneck pace on complex themes that read
here as the components of a thriller: class, fate, corruption, justice, and
what it feels like to face profound obstacles and yet nurture big dreams in a
country spinning toward extremism. An extraordinary debut.
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