About this book
The Satanic Verses is a novel written by Salman Rushdie, published in 1988. It weaves together multiple narratives and explores themes of identity, religion, and cultural conflict, including the idea of cultural hybridity and the ways in which individuals negotiate their identities in a multicultural world.
The novel begins with a fictionalized version of the true story of the hijacking of an airplane from Bombay to London, which ends with the two main characters, Gibreel and Saladin, miraculously surviving a fall from the plane. The rest of the novel takes place in a dream-like state that turns the work into a magical realism novel.
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie was criticized by many conservative groups, which defined the book as blasphemous and offensive to Islam. Rushdie was even the subject of a fatwa, or religious edict, calling for his death. Due to the controversies that led to its publication, The Satanic Verses has been banned in several countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
First Edition Identification
The Satanic Verses book was first published in London in 1988 by Viking. The first edition had a price of £12.95, and copies with the original wraparound band are very scarce. It was bound in blue cloth with lettering to the spine in gilt. The original unclipped dust jacket was also navy with lettering in red.
Details
- Title The Satanic Verses
- Author Salman Rushdie
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 561
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Owl Books (NY), New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1997-06
- ISBN 9780805053098 / 0805053093
- Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 8.11 x 5.5 x 1.59 in (20.60 x 13.97 x 4.04 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97000795
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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