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Midnight's Children»rank: 1226par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Anyone who has spent time in the developing world will know that one of Bombay's claims to fame is the enormous film industry that churns out hundreds of musical fantasies each year. The other, of course, is native son Salman Rushdie--less prolific, perhaps than Bollywood, but in his own way just as fantastical. Though Rushdie's novels lack the requisite six musical numbers that punctuate every Bombay talkie, they often share basic plot points with their cinematic counterparts. Take, for example, his 1980 Booker Prize-winning Midnight's Children: two children born ... |
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The Enchantress of Florence»rank: 7367par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Trying to describe a Salman Rushdie novel is like trying to describe music to someone who has never heard it--you can fumble with a plot summary but you won't be able to convey the wonder of his dazzling prose or the imaginative complexity of his vision. At its heart, The Enchantress of Florence is about the power of story--whether it is the imagined life of a Mughal queen, or the devastating secret held by a silver-tongued Florentine. Rushdie is the true 'enchanter' of this story, conjuring readers into his gilded ... |
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The Best American Short Stories 2008»rank: 20519de: Houghton Mifflin
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Trying to describe a Salman Rushdie novel is like trying to describe music to someone who has never heard it--you can fumble with a plot summary but you won't be able to convey the wonder of his dazzling prose or the imaginative complexity of his vision. At its heart, The Enchantress of Florence is about the power of story--whether it is the imagined life of a Mughal queen, or the devastating secret held by a silver-tongued Florentine. Rushdie is the true 'enchanter' of this story, conjuring readers into his gilded ... |
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Satanic Verses»rank: 7182par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:From :No book in modern times has matched the uproar sparked by Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, which earned its author a death sentence. Furor aside, it is a marvelously erudite study of good and evil, a feast of language served up by a writer at the height of his powers, and a rollicking comic fable. The book begins with two lndians, Gibreel Farishta ('for fifteen years the biggest star in the history of the lndian movies') and Saladin Chamcha, a Bombay expatriate returning from his first visit to his ... |
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Midnight's Children»rank: 1056par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Anyone who has spent time in the developing world will know that one of Bombay's claims to fame is the enormous film industry that churns out hundreds of musical fantasies each year. The other, of course, is native son Salman Rushdie--less prolific, perhaps than Bollywood, but in his own way just as fantastical. Though Rushdie's novels lack the requisite six musical numbers that punctuate every Bombay talkie, they often share basic plot points with their cinematic counterparts. Take, for example, his 1980 Booker Prize-winning Midnight's Children: two children born ... |
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Satanic Verses»rank: 58812par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:From :No book in modern times has matched the uproar sparked by Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, which earned its author a death sentence. Furor aside, it is a marvelously erudite study of good and evil, a feast of language served up by a writer at the height of his powers, and a rollicking comic fable. The book begins with two lndians, Gibreel Farishta ('for fifteen years the biggest star in the history of the lndian movies') and Saladin Chamcha, a Bombay expatriate returning from his first visit to his ... |
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The Satanic Verses: A Novel»rank: 18145par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:From :No book in modern times has matched the uproar sparked by Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, which earned its author a death sentence. Furor aside, it is a marvelously erudite study of good and evil, a feast of language served up by a writer at the height of his powers, and a rollicking comic fable. The book begins with two lndians, Gibreel Farishta ('for fifteen years the biggest star in the history of the lndian movies') and Saladin Chamcha, a Bombay expatriate returning from his first visit to his ... |
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Midnight's Children: A Novel»rank: 61438par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Anyone who has spent time in the developing world will know that one of Bombay's claims to fame is the enormous film industry that churns out hundreds of musical fantasies each year. The other, of course, is native son Salman Rushdie--less prolific, perhaps than Bollywood, but in his own way just as fantastical. Though Rushdie's novels lack the requisite six musical numbers that punctuate every Bombay talkie, they often share basic plot points with their cinematic counterparts. Take, for example, his 1980 Booker Prize-winning Midnight's Children: two children born ... |
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Haroun And The Sea Of Stories»rank: 4293par: Salman Rushdie
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lmmediately forget any preconceptions you may have about Salman Rushdie and the controversy that has swirled around his million-dollar head. You should instead know that he is one of the best contemporary writers of fables and parables, from any culture. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a delightful tale about a storyteller who loses his skill and a struggle against mysterious forces attempting to block the seas of inspiration from which all stories are derived. Here's a representative passage about the sources and power of inspiration: So lff ... |
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Samuel Beckett: Novels»rank: 107911par: Samuel Beckett
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lmmediately forget any preconceptions you may have about Salman Rushdie and the controversy that has swirled around his million-dollar head. You should instead know that he is one of the best contemporary writers of fables and parables, from any culture. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a delightful tale about a storyteller who loses his skill and a struggle against mysterious forces attempting to block the seas of inspiration from which all stories are derived. Here's a representative passage about the sources and power of inspiration: So lff ... |