The Satanic Verses Hardcover - 1989

The Satanic Verses is a novel written by Salman Rushdie, published in 1988. It weaves together multiple narratives and explores themes of identity, religion, and cultural conflict, including the idea of cultural hybridity and the ways in which individuals negotiate their identities in a multicultural world. 

The novel begins with a fictionalized version of the true story of the hijacking of an airplane from Bombay to London, which ends with the two main characters, Gibreel and Saladin, miraculously surviving a fall from the plane. The rest of the novel takes place in a dream-like state that turns the work into a magical realism novel. 

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie was criticized by many conservative groups, which defined the book as blasphemous and offensive to Islam. Rushdie was even the subject of a fatwa, or religious edict, calling for his death. Due to the controversies that led to its publication, The Satanic Verses has been banned in several countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. 

Details

• Title The Satanic Verses
• Author Salman Rushdie
• Binding Hardcover
• Edition First Edition
• Pages 560
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Viking, New York
• Date 1989-02-22
• Features Bibliography, Dust Cover
• ISBN 9780670825370 / 0670825379
• Weight 1.89 lbs (0.86 kg)
• Dimensions 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.6 in (23.37 x 16.51 x 4.06 cm)
• Ages 18 to UP years
• Grade levels 13 - UP
• Library of Congress subjects London (England), Survival after airplane accidents,
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 89116884
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC