“I didn’t know you could write about joy,” said a crying woman in her late 60s in Gay’s book signing line ... unlocked by the heat and pressure of our world on fire. That’s one of the many metaphors ...

Ahad Raza Mir on Rajib's story. World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping, and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in multiple countries ...