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A Burning

A Burning

Megha Majumdar

Knopf Publishing Group
2020
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK - A "gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary" (USA Today) 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.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.
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A Burning: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Burning: A Read with Jenna Pick

Megha Majumdar

VINTAGE
2021
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK - A "gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary" (USA Today) 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.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.
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A Burning

A Burning

Megha Majumdar

Random House Large Print Publishing
2020
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A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK A New York Times Notable Book 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 political power, to fame in the movies--and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India. In this 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 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.
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A Guardian and a Thief

A Guardian and a Thief

Megha Majumdar

Knopf Publishing Group
2025
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Megha Majumdar's electrifying new novel, following her acclaimed New York Times bestseller A Burning--longlisted for the National Book Award--is set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and food scarcity, in which two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other. A piercing and propulsive tour de force. In a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two-year-old daughter, and her elderly father are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma's husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Ma's purse, containing their treasured immigration documents, has been stolen. Set over the course of one week, A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Ma's frantic search for the thief while keeping hunger at bay during a worsening food shortage; and the story of Boomba, the thief, whose desperation to care for his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children's future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe. A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation.
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Burning

Burning

Megha Majumdar

SimonSchuster Ltd
2021
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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 political power, to fame in the movies--and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.
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A Guardian and a Thief

A Guardian and a Thief

Megha Majumdar

SIMON SCHUSTER LTD
2025
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In a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two-year-old daughter Mishti, and her elderly father Dadu are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma’s husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Ma’s purse, with all the treasured immigration documents within it, has been stolen. Set over the course of one week, A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Ma’s frantic search for the thief while keeping hunger at bay during a worsening food shortage; and the story of Boomba, the thief, whose desperation to care for his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children’s future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe.A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation.
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Burning

Burning

Megha Majumdar

SimonSchuster Ltd
2022
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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 political power, to fame in the movies--and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.
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Det brenner

Det brenner

Megha Majumdar

Solum Bokvennen
2022
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«Og så skreiv jeg noe idiotisk på den lille, lysende skjermen. Jeg skreiv noe farlig, noe en som meg ikke burde tenke, i alle fall ikke skrive. Tilgi meg, mamma. Når politiet ikke hjelper vanlige mennesker som deg og meg, når politiet lar dem dø, betyr det ikke egentlig, skreiv jeg på Facebook, at myndighetene også er terrorister?» Jivan vandrer gjennom slummen i Kolkata uviten om at røyklukten som setter seg i klærne hennes kommer fra en togbrann like i nærheten. Hjemme sjekker hun Facebook og kaster seg med engasjement inn i diskusjonen rundt myndighetenes håndtering av dødsulykken. Dette skal vise seg å endre livet hennes for alltid. På grunn av et Facebook-innlegg blir den unge muslimske jenta ufrivillig involvert i togbrannen og beskyldt for å samarbeide med terroristene som sto bak. Spørsmålet om hvilke mennesker i Jivans liv som har status og troverdighet nok til å vitne for henne, blir stadig fremtredende. Samtidig vet vitnene at dersom de kommer til Jivans forsvar, vil deres egne interesser og lykke bli satt på spill. Det brenner oppfordrer leseren til å se på hva det betyr å ha ambisjoner i et land med økende politisk ekstremisme. Det er en roman om samtidens India, om klasseforskjeller, skjebne og korrupsjon - og om blendende urettferdighet. Megha Majumdar ble født og oppvokst i Kolkata, India, før hun flyttet til USA for å studere. I dag bor hun i New York City og jobber som redaktør i Catapult. A Burning er Majumdars debutroman, og ble umiddelbart en New York Times Bestseller da den utkom sommeren 2020. I tillegg fikk den enormt god og bred omtale både i amerikansk presse og på sosiale medier. Romanen ble også nominert til National Book Award og The JCB Prize for Literature. Majumdar er av flere av sine samtidsforfattere ansett som en forfatter man bør følge nøye med på. Oversatt av Hilde Lyng.
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En eld

En eld

Megha Majumdar

Bokförlaget Tranan
2022
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Jivan är en muslimsk tjej från Kolkatas slum, fast besluten att göra något av sitt liv. Med pengar från sitt butiksjobb har hon kunnat köpa sig en mobiltelefon, som nu bubblar av uppdateringar om ett terrordåd mot ett tåg där över hundra personer har dött. I ett obetänksamt ögonblick skriver hon ett inlägg på Facebook som ska förändra hennes liv för all framtid: Om polisen inte hjälpte vanligt folk som dig och mig, om polisen bara såg på medan de dog, betyder inte det att regeringen också är terrorister? Genom tre oförglömliga personer och en ständigt överraskande handling tar Megha Majumdars hyllade debutroman En eld pulsen på ett samtida Indien präglat av nationalism och djupa klassklyftor. En eld är en tempofylld och överraskande bok, spännande som en thriller från första sidan.MEGHA MAJUMDAR föddes 1988 i Kolkata men bor idag i New York, där hon är förläggare på för­­laget Catapult. En eld hyllades stort i den engelsk­språkiga världen när den kom ut och blev oväntat en bästsäljare i USA och kvalade in på de flesta stora tidningars årsbästalistor. NICLAS HVAL är en av Sveriges mest etablerade översättare från engelska, med översättningar av bland andra Rachel Cusk och Kazuo Ishiguro på meritlistan. Han har tagit emot både Stiftelsen Natur och Kulturs över sättarpris och utmärkelsen Årets översättning.»Mästerlig.« James Wood, New Yorker»En eld är den bästa debutroman jag ramlat över på länge. På något vis lyckas Majumdar fånga den obegränsade energin och romantiska hoppfullheten hos Indiens unga.«Amitav Ghosh»En eld är en skickligt snidad och oerhört rafflande roman full av personer jag inte kommer att glömma i första taget. Med slående skönhet och klarhet skildrar Megha Majumdar vilka vågskvalp våra val i livet kan ge och hur samman länkade vi människor är. En häpnads väckande debut.« Yaa Gyasi
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