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The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel of British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.
Les Versets sataniques (titre original en anglais : The Satanic Verses) est le quatrième roman (narration fictionnelle) de Salman Rushdie, publié en 1988 et récompensé la même année par le prix Whitbread [1].
Apr 17, 2024 · The Satanic Verses is a magic realist epic novel by Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie that upon its publication in 1988 became one of the most controversial books of the late 20th century. Its fanciful and satiric use of Islam struck some Muslims as blasphemous, and Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against it in 1989.
Aug 13, 2022 · The Satanic Verses received immediate and violent backlash from Muslims who found the book's depictions of Islam insulting. Within months of its publication, the novel was banned in a number of...
Jun 13, 2005 · One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s best-known and most galvanizing book. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight.
Sep 25, 2018 · The book, “Satanic Verses,” goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs when Rushdie, in dream sequences, challenges and sometimes seems to mock some of its most sensitive tenets.
Sep 26, 1988 · The Satanic Verses (1988), novel of Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie led Ruholla Khomeini, the ayatollah of Iran, to demand his execution and then forced him into hiding; his other works include Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker prize, and The Moor's Last Sigh (1995).
Aug 17, 2022 · Over the weekend, “The Satanic Verses” hit No. 1 on Amazon, as people bought copies of the nearly 35-year-old novel to show solidarity with Rushdie and what he stands for.
One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s best-known and most galvanizing book. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight.
Salman Rushdie combines magic realism with a fierce rivalry to illustrate his central theme - that shame begets violence and violence begets shame.
