The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence,only to be consumed by it over the centuries - from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning,internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie.
In the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India,a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother,the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for the goddess Parvati,who begins to speak out of the girl's mouth. Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana's comprehension,the goddess tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga - literally'victory city'- the wonder of the world.
Over the next two hundred and fifty years,Pampa Kampana's life becomes deeply interwoven with Bisnaga's,from its literal sowing out of a bag of magic seeds to its tragic ruination in the most human of ways: the hubris of those in power. Whispering Bisnaga and its citizens into existence,Pampa Kampana attempts to make good on the task that Parvati set for her: to give women equal agency in a patriarchal world. But all stories have a way of getting away from their creator,and Bisnaga is no exception. As years pass,rulers come and go,battles are won and lost,and allegiances shift,the very fabric of Bisnaga becomes an ever more complex tapestry - with Pampa Kampana at its center.
Brilliantly styled as a translation of an ancient epic,this is a saga of love,adventure,and myth that is in itself a testament to the power of storytelling.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781787333444Number of pages: 352Weight: 573 gDimensions: 240 x 162 x 33 mm
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'Salman Rushdie is a genius and I wish he could read me a story - or a chapter of his book - every night before bed. The scale and scope of his intellect and his imagination is googolplex.'- A.M. Homes,author of The Unfolding
'It does not resemble any other novel I could name. A major accomplishment by one of our greatest living writers.'- Michael Cunningham,author of The Hours
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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