内容简介

One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written,The Satanic Versesis 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. Two Indian actors of opposing sensibilities fall to earth, transformed into living symbols of what is angelic and evil. This is just the initial act in a magnificent odyssey that seamlessly merges the actual with the imagined. A book whose importance is eclipsed only by its quality,The Satanic Versesis a key work of our times.

作者简介

萨尔曼·鲁西迪Sir Salman Rushdie爵士：1947年6月19日出生于印度孟买，中文名又译为萨尔曼·拉什迪，十四岁移居英国读书。其作品风格往往被归类为魔幻写实主义，作品显示出东西方文化的双重影响。

萨尔曼·鲁西迪爵士，印度裔英国作家，因1988年出版的小说《撒旦诗篇》引起极大争议。萨尔曼本人从小不信仰宗教，被其父视为伊斯兰教的“逆子”。祖父是一位乌尔都语诗人，父亲则是剑桥大学商业系的毕业生。14岁时，他被送到英国的格拉比学校读书。1964年他的父亲搬到巴基斯坦的卡拉奇居住。那时候正值印巴战争，鲁西迪继续在剑桥大学三一学院求学，攻读历史。 复杂的宗教、文化和社会背景，注定了他对“历史”、“政治”、“流亡”、“移民”、“混杂”、“文化翻译”、“边缘写作”等问题的热切关注。1981年，文学天赋不同凡响的他凭借第二部小说《午夜之子》获得了当年英国...

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Thelightsallwentonatonce.ZeenatVakilenteredtheroom."OGod,I'msorry,maybeyouwantedthemoff,butwiththeblindscloseditwasjustsosad."Wavingherarms,speakingloudlyinherbeautifulcroakofavoice,herhairwoven,foronce,intoawaist-lengthponytail,hereshewas,hisveryowndjinn."IfeelsobadIdidn'tcomebefore,Iwasjusttryingtohurtyou,whatatimetochoose,sobloodyself-indulgent,yarr,it'sgoodtoseeyou,youpoororphanedgoose."Shewasthesameasever,immersedinlifeuptoherneck,combiningoccasionalartlecturesattheuniversitywithhermedicalpracticeandherpoliticalactivities."Iwasatthegoddamnhospitalwhenyoucame,youknow?Iwasrightthere,butIdidn'tknowaboutyourdaduntilitwasover,andeventhenId...

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'Iamyourequal,'sherepeats,'andalsoyouropposite.Idon'twantyoutobecomeweak.Youshouldn'thavedonewhatyoudid.''Butyouwillprofit,'Mahoundrepliesbitterly.'There'snothreatnowtoyourtemplerevenues.''Youmissthepoint,'shesayssoftly,comingclosertohim,bringingherfaceveryclosetohis.'IfyouareforAllah,IamforAl-Lat.Andshedoesn'tbelieveyourGodwhenherecognizesher.Heroppositiontohimisimplacable,irrevocable,engulfing.Yoursisapatronizing,condescendinglord.Al-Lathasn'ttheslightestwishtobehisdaughter.Sheishisequal,asIamyours.AskBaal:heknowsher.Asheknowsme.''SotheGrandeewillbetrayhispledge,'Mahoundsays.'Whoknows?'scoffsHind."hedoesn'tevenknowhimself.Hehastoworkouttheodds....

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