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Victory City: The new novel from the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight’s Children
Salman Rushdie
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Description for Victory City: The new novel from the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight’s Children
Hardback.
She will breathe a new empire into life – but all worlds can escape their creator…
‘Full of adventure… A celebration of the power of storytelling’ GUARDIAN
In the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for a goddess, who tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga, ‘victory city’.
Over the next two hundred and fifty years, Pampa Kampana’s life becomes deeply interwoven with Bisnaga’s as she ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787333444
SKU
9781787333444
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About Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is the author of fifteen previous novels, including Midnight's Children (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker), The Satanic Verses, and Quichotte (which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize). A former president of PEN American Center, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature and was made a Companion of Honour ... Read more
Reviews for Victory City: The new novel from the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight’s Children
In its haunting, uncanny, predictive power Victory City shows once again why his work will always matter.
New York Times
A novel by a man who still, in his eighth decade, derives delight in his talent and all that he can do with it. The book is a total pleasure to read, a bright burst of colour in ... Read more
New York Times
A novel by a man who still, in his eighth decade, derives delight in his talent and all that he can do with it. The book is a total pleasure to read, a bright burst of colour in ... Read more