β Scribed by MAJUMDAR MEGHA
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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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