Author reading and book signing with novelist Megha Majumdar.About this Event
Author Megha Majumdar will read from her novel, (Knopf, 2020), which was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal.
“Powerful . . . propulsive . . . This is a book to relish for its details, for the caress of the writer’s gaze against the world . . . The interplay of choice and circumstance has always been the playing field of great fiction, and on this terrain, a powerful new writer stakes her claim.”
—Parul Sehgal, The New York Times
Jivan is a Muslim girl from the slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir is an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party, and finds that his own ascent becomes linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely—an irresistible outcast whose exuberant voice and dreams of glory fill the novel with warmth and hope and humor—has the alibi that can set Jivan free, but it will cost her everything she holds dear.
A Burning will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the reading.
Seating is limited, please RSVP. This program is in-person only and will not be available online.
to listen to a sample from Megha Majumdar's novel, A Burning.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Megha Majumdar is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel A Burning (Knopf, 2020), which was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal. It was named one of the best books of the year by media including The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic, Vogue, and TIME Magazine. A 2022 Whiting Award winner, she was born and raised in Kolkata, India, and holds degrees in anthropology from Harvard and Johns Hopkins. She is the former editor in chief of Catapult books, and lives in New York.
Event Venue
Harry Ransom Center, 300 West 21st Street, Austin, United States
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