Shame - Hardcover
This fantasy story set in an imaginary country of the East and tells of Omar Khayyam Shakil's marriage to Sufiya Zinobia, who absorbs the shame of others and becomes a monster and murderess
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" Shame is and is not about Pakistan, that invented, imaginary country... The theme is shame and shamelessness, born from the violence which is modern history. Revelation and obscurity, affairs of honour, blushings of all parts, the recession of erotic life, the open violence of public life, create the extraordinary Rushdie mood." -- Malcolm Bradbury, The Guardian
"A pitch black comedy of public life and historical imperatives." -- The Times
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"A pitch black comedy of public life and historical imperatives." -- The Times
In this brilliant novel, Salman Rushdie masterfully combines history, art, language, politics, and religion. Set in a country "not quite Pakistan," the story centers around the families of two men -- one a celebrated warrior, the other, a debauched playboy engaged in a protracted duel that is played out in the political landscape of their country. Shame is a tour de force and a fitting predecessor to the author's legendary novel, The Satanic Verses.
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- PublisherKnopf
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0394534085
- ISBN 13 9780394534084
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages319
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