A Burning

Kirjan A Burning (2020) on kirjoittanut Megha Majumdar. Kirjan kieli on englanti, ja sen on kustantanut Knopf Publishing Group. Kirja on laajuudeltaan 304 sivua ja se on sidottu.

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.