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‘A Burning by Megha Majumdar is quietly beautiful and devastating. Its tone and pacing are measured perfectly. It is as funny as it is sad. This book won’t let you go, and you won’t want it to end’ -- Tommy Orange ‘A Burning is an excellently crafted, utterly thrilling novel full of characters that I won’t soon forget. 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 starry-eyed hopefulness of the country’s youth. A Burning signals the arrival of a new voice of immense talent and promise’ -- Amitav Ghosh ‘Polyphonic…Lovely is a particular gem…brilliant’ * Kirkus Reviews * ‘This is a novel of now: a beautifully constructed literary thriller from a rare and powerful new voice’ -- Colum McCann
