Megha Majumdar's A Burning centres on Jivan, a persecuted Muslim girl in the slums of India who's accused of a terrorist attack. Jivan finds her fate tied to that of two others: an ambitious gym teacher who joins up with a radical right-wing group, and a charming, intersex outcast who dreams of becoming an actor — and who might be able to provide Jivan's much-needed alibi.
Out Jun. 2