A Burning

Author: Megha MAJUMDAR

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  • : $29.99 AUD
  • : 9781471190278
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  • : January 2020
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  • : Megha MAJUMDAR
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  • : Paperback
  • : 2007
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  • : English
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  • : very good
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Description

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.  

Reviews

Highly readable and recommended. A random Facebook post has devastating consequences for an innocent and powerless woman in modern India.  - April