| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Genres: | Fiction Books, Contemporary Fiction, Cultural Studies Books |
| Authors: | Megha Majumdar |
| Pages: | 293 pages |
| ISBN10: | 0525658696 |
| ISBN13: | 9780525658696 |
| Tags: | Fiction Books, Contemporary Fiction Books, Cultural Studies Books, Free Books Download, epub Books Download |
| Language: | en |
| Physical Form: | eBook |
| Type: | ePUB |
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.
