Daring,controversial and brilliant,few books have had the global cultural impact of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. By turns satirical and playful,fantastical and bitingly relevant,Rushdie's fictional account of the history of Islam incited riots by Islamist groups and led to the orthodox Iranian government issued a fatwā against Rushdie,which has never been officially lifted. 20 years on from its original release,the book remains freshly relevant: as a challenge to censorship,a warning about the consequences of suppressing creative expression and a masterwork of fiction. As the Guardian writes,'above all,perhaps,it dramatises the conviction that there is nothing more sacred than the freedom to question what is sacred. Twenty years on,it's a principle that urgently needs to be remembered.'
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780963270702Number of pages: 560Weight: 383 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
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'A staggering achievement,brilliantly enjoyable'Nadine Gordimer'A masterpiece'Sunday Times'A novel of metamorphosis,hauntings,memories,hallucinations,revelations,advertising jingles and jokes. Rushdie has the power of description,and we succumb'The Times'Damnably entertaining and fiendishly ingenious. One of the very few current writers whose works are attempts at the great Bible,"the bright book of life"'London Review of BooksA great novelist,a master of perpetual storytelling.
Salman Rushdie
One of the world's most acclaimed writers,British Indian author Salman Rushdie is the author of works including the Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children,The Satanic Verses,Fury,Shalimar the Clown, The Enchantress of Florence and The Golden House.
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