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A Burning
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ISBN10: 0525658696
ISBN13: 9780525658696
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: Jun 2 2020
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
Awards: National Book Awards, National Book Awards
ISBN13: 9780525658696
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: Jun 2 2020
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
Awards: National Book Awards, National Book Awards
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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