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Today, 14 August 2022, is the 75th anniversary of Pakistan's independence, and tomorrow India will celebrate 75 years of its independence. Partition occurred at midnight between 14 and 15 August - the pivotal moment of this book. It's poignant that as I joined the local Pakistani-heritage community's celebrations today, and was thinking of this, probably Rushdie's second most famous book, he is recovering from being stabbed multiple times.
Prophesy and partition
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Prophesy and partition
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This is a 532 page epic novel, written in the style of
The Tin Drum
, and a chronicle of India's freedom from British rule and the ensuing social and political climate. Narrated in shifting styles and switching from first to third person, the writing is an eclectic mix of humor, terror, sarcasm, fantasy, and loaded with metaphorical descriptions and character development that follows the human condition. It is an intellectual effort, written by a true wordsmith and deserving of upper level a
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