First edition.

293 pages ; 22 cm

"After a fiery attack on a train leaves 104 people dead, the fates of three people become inextricably entangled. Jivan, a bright, striving woman from the slums looking for a way out of poverty, is wrongly accused of planning the attack because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir, a slippery gym teacher from Jivan's former high school, has hitched his aspirations to a rising right wing party, and his own ascent becomes increasingly linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely, a spirited, impoverished, relentlessly optimistic hjira, who harbors dreams of becoming a Bollywood star, can provide the alibi that would set Jivan free - but her appearance in court will have unexpected consequences that will change the course of all of their lives. A novel about fate, power, opportunity, and class; about innocence and guilt, betrayal and love, and the corrosive media cycle that manufactures falsehoods masquerading as truths--A Burning is a debut novel of exceptional power and urgency, haunting and beautiful, brutal, vibrant, impossible to forget."--Provided by publisher.

Muslim women -- India -- Fiction.

Railroad accidents -- Fiction.

Social media -- Fiction.

Terrorism -- Fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Political fiction.

Online version: Majumdar, Megha, A burning New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. 9780525658702 (DLC) 2019039499

9780525658696 (hardback)

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