The Burning Elephant
Giramondo $19.95 pb, 192 pp, 9781922146922
Young Adult Fiction
The Burning Elephant by Christopher Raja
by Fiona Dorrell •
Set during the lead-up to the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards in 1984, The Burning Elephant is coloured by political eruptions. Through the eyes of young Govinda, a story unfolds about discord within a marriage, sectarian violence, and the anticipation of a family preparing to emigrate to Australia.
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