A History of Burning

As transfixing as a flame

Rachel Khong, author of GOODBYE, VITAMIN

A riveting testament to home, exile, survival, and inheritance

Lisa Ko, author of THE LEAVERS

Intimate and epic... this book is a triumph

Shruti Swamy, author of THE ARCHER

[Oza's] writing reminds people that vulnerability and openness are the only ways we can save each other. A History of Burning is the art we need now

Megan Giddings, author of LAKEWOOD

Ambitious in scope and dazzlingly executed, A History of Burning is a marvelous debut. A tour de force

Sharon Bala, author of THE BOAT PEOPLE

A History of Burning is that rare epic that manages to retain both its sweep and its intimacy... This is a beautiful book, unflinching yet deeply engaged

Omar El Akkad, author of AMERICAN WAR

An astonishing debut

Shyam Selvadurai, author of MANSIONS OF THE MOON

An ambitious family drama skilfully explores the bonds of kinship and the yearning for peace and security

Kirkus (starred review)

This striking epic combines powerful characters of different generations, compelling storytelling, dramatic settings and conflicts, and thoughtful explorations of displacement and belonging, family ties, citizenship, loyalty, loss, and resilience

Booklist (starred review)

[An] impressive debut

Publisher's Weekly

A remarkable debut . . . skillfully interrogates sweeping themes of survival, inheritance, immigration, colonialism and racism . . . Oza's narrative traverses almost a century of time, four generations of family, five continents and multiple languages . . . The result is a haunting, symphonic tale that speaks to the nuanced complexities of class and trauma

S Kirk Walsh, New York Times

[A] highly accomplished debut novel... a multi-stranded, intergenerational, poly-vocal epic that charts the struggles of an Indian family over the course of almost a century

Economist

An ambitious, powerful read, it will transport you through time and across the globe, with a story that you won't forget

Glamour, *Best Books for May*