A Burning by Megha Majumdar

From Book Trigger Warnings
A Burning
Cover of A Burning by Megha Majumdar
Author(s) Megha Majumdar
Published June 2, 2020
Publisher Knopf
Genre(s) Contemporary Fiction
Age group Adult


A Burning by Megha Majumdar is an adult contemporary fiction novel, originally published on June 2, 2020.

Trigger Warnings

  • Character death
  • Government corruption
  • Hanging
  • Immolation
  • Imprisonment
  • Islamophobia
  • Murder
  • Physical assault
  • Police brutality
  • Prison labor
  • Rape (implied)
  • Sexual assault
  • Sexual harassment
  • Surgery (black market, botched)
  • Terrorism (mentioned)
  • Transphobia

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Transgender main character
  • Muslim main character

Tropes