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Brought to you by Penguin. This dazzling collection of short stories explores the allure and confusion of what happens when East meets West. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters home describing his film star career in Bombay; a
Salman Rushdie, a self-described emigrant from one place and a newcomer in two, explores the true meaning of home. Writing with insight, passion and humour, he looks at what it means to belong, whether roots are real and homelands imaginary, what it is li
Haroun's father is the greatest of all storyletters. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift
Heroin's father is the greatest of all storytellers. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift
'Radio drama of the year' - Gillian Reynolds, The TelegraphNikesh Patel stars as Saleem in BBC Radio 4's epic dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize-winning novel of love, history and magicSaleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midn
'Rushdie's most engaging book since Midnight's Children ' Observer Shalimar the Clown was once a figure full of love and laughter. His skill as a tightrope walker was legendary in his native home of Kashmir. But fate has played him cruelly
IMAGINE you are Luka, a twelve-year-old boy who has to save the life of the storyteller father you adore. IMAGINE you have two loyal companions by your side: a bear called Dog who can sing and a dog called Bear who can dance. IMAGINE you must now embark o
Discover this magnificent magical novel from the Booker-prize winning author of Midnight's Children. When a young European traveller arrives at Sikri, the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar, the tale he spins brings the whole imperial capital to the brink
Discover a brilliant collection of short stories from the Booker prize-winning author. This dazzling collection of short stories explores the allure and confusion of what happens when East meets West. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver write
The extraordinary literary debut of Salman Rushdie Flapping Eagle is a young Axona Indian gifted with immortal life after drinking an elixir from his wayward sister. But after 777 years of sailing the worlds seas, he becomes weary of life, and sets out to
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE** ** SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie has created a dazzling Don Quixote for the modern age. Inspired by the Cervantes classic, Sam DuChamp, mediocre write
** New York Times bestseller** 'One of the most vivid and convincing portraits of contemporary America I've read ' Observer When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three
Gibreel og Saladin er udvalgt til hovedpersoner i den evige kamp mellem godt og ondt. Men hvem er egentlig hvem? Kontroversiel roman om racesammenstød og religionsstiftelse. Fil størrelse: 1019679 KB Indlæst af: Peter Adolphsen
Historien om byen Bisnaga begynder i trettenhundredetallet i det sydlige Indien, hvor en blind kvinde, mirakelmageren, profeten og digterenPampa Kampana, har færdiggjort sit enorme epos om byen, forseglet det i en lerpotte og gravet det ned. Fire et halvt
Den 12. august 2022 befandt Salman Rushdie sig på en scene i byen Chautauqua i Upstate New York, hvor han skulle holde foredrag om forfatteres sikkerhed. En sortklædt mand kom springende fra salen og gik koldblodigt til angreb på Rushdie med en kniv. Han
'A wonderful, rich and humane novel... a classic' Guardian Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for:
'India has produced a great novelist...a master of perpetual storytelling' V.S. Pritchett, New Yorker Born at the stroke of midnight, at the precise moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is destined from birth to be special. For he is o
"The Moor's Last Sigh" er Salman Rushdies episke familiesaga om Moraes 'Moor' Zogoiby, der drager på en rejse for at finde ud af sandheden om det Indien, hans forældre voksede op i. I "The Moor's Last Sigh" møder vi Mor
Question: What is the opposite of faith? Not disbelief. Too final, certain, closed. Itself a kind of belief. Doubt. Discover Salman Rushdies critically acclaimed magical realist study of good and evil. 'A masterpiece' Sunday Times Just before dawn
She will breathe a new empire into life but all worlds can escape their creator Mesmerisingan epic tribute to the power of words ELIF SHAFAK Full of adventure A celebration of the power of storytelling GUARDIAN In the wake of an unimportant battle betwee
**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024** A gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie A masterpiece Extraordinary Daily Telegraph A story of hatred defeated by love Guardi
Salman Rushdies critically acclaimed magical realist novel explores good and evil, power and responsibility, exile and homecoming. 'A masterpiece' Sunday Times Just before dawn one winter's morning, a plane blows apart high above the English C
The iconic masterpiece of India that introduced the world to "a glittering novelist-one with startling imaginative and intellectual resources, a master of perpetual storytelling" (The New Yorker) WINNER OF THE BEST OF THE BOOKERS • SOON TO
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "[A] torrent of endlessly inventive prose, by turns comic and enraged, embracing life in all its contradictions. In this spectacular novel, verbal pyrotechnics barely outshine its psychological truths."-Newsda
From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and culture. 'One of the greatest w
The Wizard of Oz 'was my very first literary influence,' writes Salman Rushdie in his account of the great MGM children's classic. At the age of ten he had written a story, 'Over the Rainbow', about a colourful fantasy world. But for R
På et magisk tidspunkt, præcis på slaget tolv den 15. august 1947, bliver Saleem Sinai født. I samme sekund frigør Indien sig fra Englands herredømme. I den første time efter landets (gen-)fødsel kommer 1001 midnatsbørn til verden, og under sin mildt sagt
"De sataniske vers" er en af de mest berømte og kontroversielle romaner i nyere tid. Romanen fortæller en underfundig og satirisk historie om racesammenstød og religionsstiftelse. De to indere Gibreel og Saladin er begge på vej til England, ombo
Über der englischen Küste wird ein Flugzeug in die Luft gesprengt. Die einzigen Überlebenden sind Gibril Farishta und Saladin Chamcha, zwei indische Schauspieler, die wie durch ein Wunder unversehrt bleiben. Danach geschehen seltsame Dinge mit ihnen: Gibr
The Enchantress of Florence is the story of a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess the powers of enchantment and sorcery, attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. It is the story of two cities at the height of their powe
A captivating fantasy novel for readers of all ages, by the author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses "This is, simply put, a book for anyone who loves a good story. It's also a work of literary genius." --Stephen King Set in
The new novel from the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight's Children and Quichotte! She will whisper an empire into existence - but all stories have a way of getting away from their creators ... In the wake of an insignificant battle
A history of India since independence seen through the eyes of characters born on that independence was granted. Often hailed as a classic of magic realism, this is a many-layered and entralling narrative in which the complexities of the sub-continent are
A beautiful hardback edition of a modern Indian classic and winner of 'The Best of the Booker' - the best novel from Booker Prize history. Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special ch
Dazzling new short stories from Salman Rushdie that transport us around the world from Bombay neighbourhoods to elite English universities If old age was thought of as an evening, ending in midnight oblivion, they were well into the eleventh hour. Salman
KNIV ligner ikke noget Salman Rushdie har skrevet tidligere. Han skriver mere personligt end nogensinde. Og han pakker intet ind. Det er et råt dokument om attentatet mod ham, og det gør indtryk. Den 12. august 2022 blev Salman Rushdie angrebetaf en sortk
"Quichotte" er Salman Rushdies satiriske fortolkning af Cervantes fortælling om Don Quixote og samtidig også en skarp og kritisk skildring af det moderne USA. I "Quichotte" danner den ensomme sælger Ismail Smiles liv rammen om fortælli
"Sejrens by" af Salman Rushdie er en fængslende, vild og magisk fortælling om en ung piges lange liv med sorg og en skæbnesvanger kamp for retfærdighed. Salman Rushdies 15. roman "Sejrens by" begynder på dramatisk vis. Den blot niårige
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time
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 "A major accomplishm
”Victory City” af Salman Rushdie, er den episke fortælling om en kvinde, der på magisk vis puster et fantastisk imperium ind i eksistensen, kun for at blive fortæret af det gennem århundreder - ”Victory City” er en af de mest antic
From internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie, a spellbinding exploration of life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life Rushdie turns his extraordinary imagination to life's final act with a qui
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - " A] torrent of endlessly inventive prose, by turns comic and enraged, embracing life in all its contradictions. In this spectacular novel, verbal pyrotechnics barely outshine its psychological truths."-- Newsday W
From the world renowned author o f Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses comes Salman Rushdie's brilliant novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet, featuring an epic, exuberant love story with a rock 'n' roll soundtrack. At the beginning of