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Written by Salman Rushdie
Format(s): EPUB MOBI
Language: English
Banned in India before publication, this immense novel by Booker Prize-winner Rushdie ( Midnight\'s Children ) pits Good against Evil in a whimsical and fantastic tale. Two actors from India, \"prancing\" Gibreel Farishta and \"buttony, pursed\" Saladin Chamcha, are flying across the English Channel when the first of many implausible events occurs: the jet explodes. As the two men plummet to the earth, \"like titbits of tobacco from a broken old cigar,\" they argue, sing and are transformed. When they are found on an English beach, the only survivors of the blast, Gibreel has sprouted a halo while Saladin has developed hooves, hairy legs and the beginnings of what seem like horns. What follows is a series of allegorical tales that challenges assumptions about both human and divine nature. Rushdie\'s fanciful language is as concentrated and overwhelming as a paisley pattern. Angels are demonic and demons are angelic as we are propelled through one illuminating episode after another. The narrative is somewhat burdened by self-consciousness that borders on preciosity, but for Rushdie fans this is a splendid feast.
