A Burning
New York: Knopf, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover boards. Fine / Complete dust jacket in Fine condition. Item #5360
ISBN: 9780525658696
First Edition (so stated at copyright page), First Printing, signed by the author across the title page in black marker. Minor ink bleed-through and impression from signature pressure on reverse page. Both book and complete dust jacket are Fine/As New with no flaws of any kind. First state dust jacket without emblem, with extremely faint signs of shelf wear to the corners.
Signed by the author in person, during a signing where she discussed the value of writing and generously answered audience questions about the process.
Majumdar’s book opens with her main character, Jivan, scrolling social media seeking information about a terrorist account in her neighborhood as Kolkata, India clamps down with enforced lock-downs and curfews, with the civilian population communicating it all through posts online. In a 2020 interview with NPR, Majumdar commented on her novel’s protagonist: “…this is a person who, despite all her hard work, is defeated by the oppressive systems that she lives under. This is a person who is let down by the police, who is let down by the courts, who is let down by nationalist media. So through this character, I wanted to look at how a person might continue to strive even in the face of the might of the state."
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