Name: Home (Vintage Minis)
Price: 20.34 NZD
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Author: Salman Rushdie
ISBN: 9781784872687

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Physical Book

Author

Salman Rushdie

Publisher

Random House Uk

Synopsis "Home (Vintage Minis) "

Salman Rushdie, a self-described ‘emigrant from one place and a newcomer in two’, explores the true meaning of home. Writing with insight, passion and humour, he looks at what it means to belong, whether roots are real and homelands imaginary, what it is like to reconfigure your past from fragments of memory and what happens when East meets West. Selected from the books Shame, Imaginary Homelands and East, West by Salman Rushdie VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series: Love by Jeanette WintersonLiberty by Virginia WoolfRace by Toni Morrison Sisters by Louisa May Alcott

Salman Rushdie

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Salman Rushdie (1947) is a British writer of Indian origin known for his narrative style that blends magical realism and historical fiction. His most notable work is Midnight's Children (1981), which earned him the Booker Prize and narrates the story of India's independence. Other important novels include The Satanic Verses (1988), which generated global controversy, The Moor's Last Sigh (1995), and Quichotte (2019)

Rushdie has explored themes such as identity, migration, and freedom of speech. In 2023, he published Victory City, a historical and fantastical novel. His contribution to literature has earned him international recognition, consolidating him as one of the most influential voices in contemporary narrative.

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