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The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel from the Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.
On Bookmarks May/June 2023 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Personal experiences aside, the novel is both action packed and introspective, a "triumphant scream against censorship as well as a celebration of language ...
The novel is set in New York City in the near future. It deals with jinns, and recounts the story of a jinnia princess and her offspring during the "strangenesses".After a great storm, slits between the world of jinns and the world of men are opened and strange phenomena emerge as dark jinnis invade the Earth.
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. Tools. ... Media in category "Novels by Salman Rushdie" The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. 0–9.
Midnight's Children (1981) by Salman Rushdie [47] Valis (1981) by Philip K. Dick [48] Sixty Stories (1981) by Donald Barthelme [29] A Wild Sheep Chase (1982) by Haruki Murakami [49] The Name of the Rose (1983) by Umberto Eco [49] Shame (1983) by Salman Rushdie [50] Money (1984) by Martin Amis [51] The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984) by ...
This is a list of English-language novels that multiple media outlets and commentators have considered to be among the best of all time. The books included on this list are on at least three "best/greatest of all time" lists.
The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4]
The list was created largely in response to the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list (1999), which McCaffery considered out of touch with 20th-century fiction. McCaffery wrote that he saw his list "as a means of sharing with readers my own views about what books are going to be read 100 or 1000 years from now".