{"product_id":"9781471190292-burning","title":"A Burning","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stunning debut novel by the author of A Guardian and a Thief\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#KolabaganTrainAttack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the small, glowing screen, she types a dangerous thing…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eIf 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?’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in contemporary India, \u003ci\u003eA Burning \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJivan\u003c\/b\u003e – a poor, young, Muslim girl, who dreams of going to college – faces a possible death sentence after being accused of collaborating with the terrorists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLovely\u003c\/b\u003e – 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePT Sir\u003c\/b\u003e – 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaut, propulsive and electrifying, from its opening lines to its astonishing finale,\u003ci\u003e A Burning\u003c\/i\u003e confronts issues of class, fate, prejudice and corruption with a Dickensian sense of injustice, and asks us to consider what it means to nurture big ambitions in a country hurtling towards political extremism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Burning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a novel for our times and for all time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39888234479713,"sku":"9781471190292","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31826433.jpg?v=1734618846","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471190292-burning","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}