A burning / Megha Majumdar.
Publication details: London, England : Scribner, 2020.Description: 293 pages ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781471190278
- 1471190277
- Suspense fiction
- Bookclub collection
- Corruption
- Manners and customs
- Politics and government
- Railroad accidents
- Social classes
- Social media
- Terrorism
- Railroad accidents -- Fiction
- Muslim women -- India -- Fiction
- Railroad accidents -- India -- Fiction
- Terrorism -- India -- Fiction
- Terrorism -- Fiction
- Social media -- Fiction
- Corruption -- Fiction
- Social classes -- Fiction
- India
- India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
- India -- Politics and government -- Fiction
- 823.92 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction - Adventure | MAJ | Issued | 15/04/2024 | 061981 |
A girl walks through the slums of Kolkata holding an armful of books. She returns home smelling of smoke, and checks her most prized possession: a brand-new smartphone, purchased in instalments. On Facebook, there is only one conversation. #KolabaganTrainAttack On the small, glowing screen, she types a dangerous thing... 'If the police didn't help ordinary people like you and me, if the police watched them die, doesn't that mean that the government is also a terrorist?' Set in contemporary India, A Burning is the story of three unforgettable characters, all dreaming of a better future, whose lives are changed for ever when they become caught up in the devastating aftermath of a terrorist attack. Jivan - a poor, young, Muslim girl, who dreams of going to college - faces a possible death sentence after being accused of collaborating with the terrorists. Lovely - an exuberant hijra who longs to be a Bollywood star - holds the alibi that can set Jivan free, but telling the truth will cost her everything she holds dear. PT Sir - an opportunistic gym teacher who once taught Jivan - becomes involved with Hindu nationalist politics and his own ascent is soon inextricably linked to Jivan's fall.