modern india – Mike Wilson https://mikewilsonwriter.com Writing in the post-truth world Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:53:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 177517995 Book Review – A Burning, by Megha Majumdar https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2020/09/25/book-review-a-burning-by-megha-majumdar/ https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2020/09/25/book-review-a-burning-by-megha-majumdar/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:50:00 +0000 https://mikewilsonwriter.com/?p=887 A Burning by Megha Majumdar is set in modern India and told through the eyes of three characters – Jivan, a girl from the slums accused of being a terrorist, Lovely a hijra (third gender) who aspires to be an actress, and PT Sir, a physical education teacher who becomes a rising star in Hindu-nationalist politics. The story alternates between funny, tragic, and poignant. It is both political and a study of the three characters. It’s extremely well-written. I highly recommend it. Here’s what Time says:

https://time.com/5839416/burning-megha-majumdar-review/

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