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 Politcal 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 Humour--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. A Novel About Fate, Power, Opportunity, And Class; About Innocence And Guilt, Betrayal And Love, And The Corrosive Media Cycle That Manufactures Falsehoods Masquerading As Truths--a Burning Is A Debut Novel Of Exceptional Power And Urgency, Haunting And Beautiful, Brutal, Vibrant, Impossible To Forget.
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Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Author : Majumdar, Megha
Language : English
Published :2020-06-02
Number Of Pages : 304
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0771059833
ISBN-13 : 9780771059834
Item weight : 0.93 lb
Dimensions : 1.34 in x 5.35 in x 8.35 in
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