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A Burning
A Literary Fiction Novel by Megha Majumdar
Subgenres:
- Contemporary India,
- Social Issues,
- Political Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- Contemporary India settings with sharp social commentary
- Ambitious characters whose fates collide after public catastrophe
- Narratives exploring justice, class, and political ambition
A gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary 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 is an electrifying debut.
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