The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses A Novel
Written by Salman RushdieeBook, 576 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Fiction - Literary | $16.00 | 978-0-307-77772-0 (0-307-77772-3)

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. 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 Verses is a key work of our times.


From the Trade Paperback edition.