23 results for 'Salman Rushdie'

Set in an exotic Eastern landscape, Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a captivating tale of adventure and self-discovery. A young boy named Haroun sets out on a quest to restore the poisoned source of...

A jumbo jet disintegrates over the English Channel, scattering debris into the sea. Two men, Gibreel Faishta and Saladin Chamcha, fall towards the waves, their lives forever changed. As they struggle...

Salman Rushdie's Victory City is a richly imagined tale of a woman who becomes the vessel for a divine force, shaping the course of history. After witnessing her mother's death, a young girl named...

Blood and Oil: Mohammed Bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global PowerUnveiling the explosive untold story of how Mohammed bin Salman and his entourage seized power in the Middle East, this book...

At the stroke of midnight, a nation was born. Saleem Sinai, one of 1,001 children born in the same instant, is destined for a life of extraordinary connection to his country. A mix-up at birth has...

When the greatest storyteller of all time runs out of stories, his son sets out on an extraordinary journey to find a way to restore the gift of tales. Haroun's quest takes him to the Sea of Stories,...

At the stroke of midnight, a nation was born. Saleem Sinai, a child born at this moment, is connected to 1,000 others with extraordinary gifts. As his story unfolds, it mirrors the course of modern...

Salman Rushdie's memoir of survival and the power of love to heal is a moving and life-affirming account of a traumatic event and its aftermath. On the morning of 12 August 2022, Rushdie was attacked...

Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Butler explores the key ideas and concepts of postmodern thought. This concise guide delves into the world of art, literature, film,...

Bland Fanatics: Liberals, Race and EmpirePankaj Mishra examines the current crisis in Western politics, tracing its roots to decades of violence and chaos. He confronts the arguments of influential...

Shalimar the Clown A Novel by Salman Rushdie is a novel that weaves together the lives of several individuals across continents. In Kashmir, a legendary tightrope walker named Shalimar was once...

Bruno Schulz's Collected Stories is a comprehensive and authoritative new translation of the complete fiction of the renowned author. Set largely in a fictional counterpart of his hometown, Schulz's...

East, West by Salman Rushdie A dazzling collection of short stories that explores the allure and confusion of cultures colliding. In this brilliant book, fantasy and reality blend as a rickshaw...

Fury: A Novel by Salman Rushdie In the summer of 2000, New York was a city living at breakneck speed, its decadence and turmoil palpable. For Malik Solanka, a man with a life of exits, the city's...

The Enchantress of Florence A Novel by Salman Rushdie is set in the imperial capital of Akbar's Mughal Empire and the sensual world of Renaissance Italy. A young European traveller, claiming to be...

Ordinary Enchantments: A New Theory of Magical Realism This book offers a comprehensive critical treatment of magical realism, a literary mode that combines realistic representation with fantastic...

A grand mansion in downtown Manhattan serves as the backdrop for a story of power, identity and deception. When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden and his three adult children assume new...

George Psalmanazar, one of the greatest charlatans in literary history, perpetrated a stupendous fraud on the people of London over 300 years ago. Claiming to have been born on the island of Taiwan,...

Clear-eyed and illuminating insights into the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are offered in this superbly researched history. David Rundell, one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia, draws...

A Time of Madness: A Memoir of Partition by Salman Rashid In 1947, the city of Jalandhar in Punjab was plunged into chaos as the Indian subcontinent was divided. Salman Rashid's family was among the...

Martin Amis's nonfiction collection is a witty and perceptive exploration of contemporary politics, culture, and society. With his characteristic megawatt wit, Amis tackles a wide range of subjects,...

Salman Khan explores the impact of artificial intelligence on education in this thought-provoking book, Brave New Words. A pioneer in education technology, Khan examines the potential of cutting-edge...

The Satanic Verses is a novel of prodigious powers, able to conjure up whole geographies, causalities, climates, creatures, customs, out of thin air. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and...