Forfatter fødeår: 1947-06-19
WITH A NEW 40TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child.
On Valentine's Day, 1989, Salman Rushdie received a telephone call from a BBC journalist that would change his life forever: Ayatollah Khomeini, a leading Muslim scholar, had... Læs mere
Drawing from two political and several literary homelands, this collection presents a remarkable series of trenchant essays, demonstrating the full range and force of Salman Rushdie's remarkable imaginative and observational powers.
Haroun: What's the use of stories that aren't even true? I asked that question and the Unthinkable Thing happened: my father can't tell stories anymore. That means no more laughter in the city of Alifbay and now the place stinks of sadness. So it's up to me to put things right.
Set in an exotic eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Rushdie's novel inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz.
Rushdie’s 13th novel follows a young American filmmaker whose involvement with a secretive, tragedy-haunted family teaches him how to become a man. Invoking literature, pop culture, and... Læs mere
‘The first great rock ’n’ roll novel in the English language’ The TimesOn Valentine’s Day, 1989, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, disappears in a devastating earthquake.
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.