A Burning

Megha Majumdar

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This is an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe. They seek to rise-to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies. One is Jivan, a Muslim girl from the slums accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. The second is PT Sir, an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party, only to find his own ascent linked to Jivan's fall. And the third is Lovely, an irresistible outcast who has an alibi that can set Jivan free-but at the cost of everything she holds dear. Taut, symphonic, propulsive and riveting right from the outset, A Burning has the force of an epic while being so masterfully compressed that it can be read in a single sitting. Majumdar writes with dazzling assurance, at a breakneck pace, on complex themes that read as the components of a thriller: class, fate, corruption, justice and what it feels like to face profound obstacles while nurturing big dreams in a country spinning towards extremism.

Megha Majumdar

Megha Majumdar (born 1987/1988) is an Indian novelist who lives in New York City. Her debut novel, A Burning, was a New York Times best seller. Megha Majumdar's debut novel, A Burning, was released in 2020 to positive reviews.[3][4][5][6] It became a New York Times best seller. The novel tells the story of woman who witnesses a terrorist attack on a train that stops at a station. The woman posts about the incident on Facebook and draws the attention of police. Majumdar's writing style has been compared to that of Jhumpa Lahiri and Yaa Gyasi.] At the time of her novel's publication, Majumdar worked as an editor at Catapult Books in New York City. A Burning was shortlisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction.