The Satanic Verses
Author: Salman Rushdie
Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here, here, and hereJust before dawn one winter’s morning, a hijacked aeroplane blows apart high above the English Channel and two figures tumble, clutched in an embrace, towards the sea: Gibreel Farishta, India’s legendary movie star, and Saladin Chamcha, the man of a thousand voices.Washed up, alive, on an English beach, their s….Read More
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