A Burning: A novel Paperback – June 29, 2021 by Megha Majumdar

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Author: Majumdar Megha

Color: Red

Package Dimensions: 18x202x217

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 29-06-2021

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A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK!A New York Times Notable BookA National Book Award Longlist honoree and “gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary” (USA Today)
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 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.
Amazon.com Review

A Burning by Megha Majumdar is a thoughtful and thought provoking debut set in present day India. The novel starts off with a young Muslim woman named Jivan leaving a message on Facebook that criticizes the government. The problem is she does so in reference to a train station bombing; as a result, her almost castaway comment will come back to find her. The story is told from three different points of view, which the author masterfully choreographs. There is Jivan. There is Lovely, a Hijra who wants to be a movie star. And there is PT Sir, a gym teacher who finds himself drawn to a local populist movement. Their stories snake around each other to establish a captivating storyline, and while there is ripe space for political and social exploration in this book, Megha Majumbar never sacrifices the inner lives of her characters to explore those broader themes. She delivers on both levels, and that is a truly exceptional achievement.
—Chris Schluep, Amazon Book Review
Editors’ pick: Majumdar explores important themes but never at the cost of the inner lives of her memorable characters—a truly exceptional achievement.”—Chris Schluep, Amazon Editor
Review
ONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE JOHN LEONARD AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOK • AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FINALIST “Riveting. . . . Fate has rarely been so many-faced, so muscular, so mercurial, or so mesmerizing as it is in
A Burning.”

—The New York Times Book Review (cover)

“Powerful… propulsive…This is a book to relish for its details, for the caress of the writer’s gaze against the world… The interplay of choice and circumstance has always been the playing field of great fiction, and on this terrain, a powerful new writer stakes her claim.”
—Parul Sehgal, The New York Times“Majumdar demonstrates an uncanny ability to capture the vast scope of a tumultuous society by attending to the hopes and fears of people living on the margins. The effect is transporting.”
—Ron Charles, The Washington Post”Immersive. . . . Masterly. . . . the elements of a thriller are transmuted into prismatic portraiture. . . . Her spare plot moves with arrowlike determination.”

—James Wood, The New Yorker

“
A Burning lays bare the urgent need for a justice system that upholds its ideals, elegantly excoriating a world where corruption and inequity rot the lives of those wrongly viewed as disposable. In blistering, beautiful prose, Majumdar illuminates the dark truths of the modern world, while also celebrating the burning deep in the hearts of strivers everywhere.”

—Esquire

“In her captivating debut novel
A Burning, Megha Majumdar presents a powerful corrective to the political narratives that have dominated in contemporary India.”

—Time

“A story you’ll want to read in just one sitting. .