Salman Rushdie – The Satanic Verses – First Edition 1988 – With SIGNED Photograph
£300.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Satanic Verses’ by Salman Rushdie, published by Viking, London in 1988. Booker Prize shortlist. A near fine book with slight bumping to the head of the spine and foxing to the top edge of text block, similarly some minor foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge. In a near fine price clipped wrapper, with NONE OF THE USUAL fading to the spine, some bumping and wear to extremities. SIGNED official photograph of Rushdie mounted to the front endpaper.
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, published in 1988, is a controversial novel blending magical realism, historical fiction and religious critique. It follows two Indian Muslim men, Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha, who survive a terrorist attack and undergo transformative, surreal experiences. The novel explores themes of faith, identity, migration and the tension between Eastern and Western cultures. Its portrayal of Islamic history sparked widespread protests, leading to death threats against Rushdie.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Satanic Verses’ by Salman Rushdie, published by Viking, London in 1988. Booker Prize shortlist. A near fine book with slight bumping to the head of the spine and foxing to the top edge of text block, similarly some minor foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge. In a near fine price clipped wrapper, with NONE OF THE USUAL fading to the spine, some bumping and wear to extremities. SIGNED official photograph of Rushdie mounted to the front endpaper.
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, published in 1988, is a controversial novel blending magical realism, historical fiction and religious critique. It follows two Indian Muslim men, Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha, who survive a terrorist attack and undergo transformative, surreal experiences. The novel explores themes of faith, identity, migration and the tension between Eastern and Western cultures. Its portrayal of Islamic history sparked widespread protests, leading to death threats against Rushdie.
