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The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)
by Salman Rushdie

Published: 2000-12-01
Paperback : 561 pages
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Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, the biggest star in India, and Saladin Chamcha, an expatriate returning from his first visit to Bombay in fifteen years, plummet from ...
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Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, the biggest star in India, and Saladin Chamcha, an expatriate returning from his first visit to Bombay in fifteen years, plummet from the sky, washing up on the snow-covered sands of an English beach, and proceed through a series of metamorphoses, dreams, and revelations.

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by kelly o. (see profile) 09/15/22

 
  "WOW! Talk about an author whose Imagination varies all over the board!"by Tory T. (see profile) 07/11/08

Fascinating. Hard to follow, but a must Read for sure. Makes you think, second guess and sulk. Moments of sanity and insanity. Highly recommended. Just, get through the boring chapters and keep going,... (read more)

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