Megha Majumdar
author of eight books, most recently The Book of Longings, published by Viking in April.
BEFORE the coronavirus pandemic set in, I sat on a panel at the Public Library Association conference beside a young novelist named Megha Majumdar. After listening to her speak about her brilliant debut novel, A Burning, I read an advance copy and was struck by the extraordinary intelligence, emotional impact, and artistry within its pages.
Set in contemporary India, with descriptions so vivid the locale seems more like a complex, multifarious character than a place, the novel tells the story of three main characters, all of whom continued to live in
