· A Burning by Megha Majumdar. reviewed by Caroline Tew. Megha Majumdar’s debut novel A Burning took the literary world by storm; you’d be hard pressed to find an outlet that didn’t name it as one of the hottest books of the summer. It has many of the characteristics that make literary fiction popular: it is highly political, eschews grammatical norms, and is made to be consumed in a single sitting. 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 Burning. by. Megha Majumdar (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 37, ratings · 4, reviews. For 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/5.
Megha Majumdar writes about the ripple effects of our choices, the interconnectedness of our humanity, with striking beauty and clarity. A stunning debut." —Yaa Gyasi "Megha Majumdar's soon-to-be published A Burning is the best debut novel I have come across in a long time. Somehow Majumdar succeeds in capturing the boundless energy and. In her captivating debut novel A Burning, Megha Majumdar presents a powerful corrective to the political narratives that have dominated in contemporary India. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I was put in mind of this sentence after setting down, rather ginger with awe and gratitude, Megha Majumdar's debut novel, A Burning. It's one of the most enthralling books I've read in years; it may be the most important, too. I say none of this lightly. On the contrary, it strikes me as a critical necessity to celebrate a work of.
A Burning. by. Megha Majumdar (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 37, ratings · 4, reviews. For 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. Megha Majumdar’s ‘A Burning’ is blazing up the bestseller list and emerging as the must-read novel of the summer. By Ron Charles. Critic, Book World. J. By Ron Charles. Critic. 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.
0コメント