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The Satanic Verses : A Novel
by Rushdie, Salman
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670825379
- ISBN 13
- 9780670825370
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About This Item
Viking Press, 1988 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. stated First American Edition the very good dustjacket has small 1/4 inch tear with just some very light rub and edge wear. protected in a new, clear Brodart cover. Satanic Verses is the extraordinary, ambitious, challenging and exhilarating novel that caused such a furor in the Muslim world and for which Rushdie was condemned by Fatwa..
Synopsis
The Satanic Verses is a novel written by Salman Rushdie, published in 1988. It weaves together multiple narratives and explores themes of identity, religion, and cultural conflict, including the idea of cultural hybridity and the ways in which individuals negotiate their identities in a multicultural world. The novel begins with a fictionalized version of the true story of the hijacking of an airplane from Bombay to London, which ends with the two main characters, Gibreel and Saladin, miraculously surviving a fall from the plane. The rest of the novel takes place in a dream-like state that turns the work into a magical realism novel. The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie was criticized by many conservative groups, which defined the book as blasphemous and offensive to Islam. Rushdie was even the subject of a fatwa, or religious edict, calling for his death. Due to the controversies that led to its publication, The Satanic Verses has been banned in several countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
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Reviews
On Jun 8 2011, Osmosiphobe said:
great book. i really appreciate the fluidity of rushdie's style. i read this with a group, and the major complaints from others in the group were the surreal quality and a basic ignorance of the information related to the british-indian experience. there's more to be said, but the saying of it would not do the book justice. if you're not familiar with british-indian relations and post-colonialism, get over it and check this book out.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tome Raiders
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000746
- Title
- The Satanic Verses : A Novel
- Author
- Rushdie, Salman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670825379
- ISBN 13
- 9780670825370
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses, first edition
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