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Shalimar the Clown
by: Salman Rushdie

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780099421887
ISBN: 0099421887
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: October 05, 2006
Publisher: Vintage
Studio: Vintage
Sales Rank: 10723

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Yes, maybe the best Rushdie novel so far
People said things so beautifully in the other reviews, that I cannot add much else. I can only say that I read the novel many months ago, and the words are still etched in my mind and soul, as if I'd read it only yesterday.
Yes, I think it may be even more beautiful than "Midnight's children", which I think was his best until now - and I've read them all.
I feel I somehow have become a Kashmiri myself, and soon after reading the book, I was in India (summer of 2008)I felt so badly when reading about the recent new outburst of violence! And now, after the recent (November 2008) Bombay episodes, I feel I can understand better this communal hate and the whys of Muslim anger:although it surely doesn't condone the violence, one can ... Read More:

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- Crimes of Passion
Let me first just say that this is a wonderfully magnificent novel told by a master storyteller and that every sentence is richly woven and a pleasure to read.

The story is that of a tragic love and a quest for revenge. The narrative is constructed in 5 parts. Those of India (later to be Kashmira), Boonyi, Max, and Shalimar the clown. Each section brings us close to the person involved and shares with us their loves, drives, passions and losses.

Boonyi and Shalimar share a deep love set against the background of a Kashmiri village. Yet Boonyi longs for something more, and when Max, an influenial and powerful American dimplomat arrives for the festivities Boonyi taks her chance and Max takes her away. Yet we find that ... Read More:

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- Rushdie at his best:
This is storytelling magic of the highest order: whirlwind story and characters that stay with you long after you have finished the book (hell, the character of Shalimar will burn a hole into your memory) weaved together into historical events of the last 70 years.

This is also a history of violence of mythological proportion. No glimpse of hope is offered. It relates how violence reappears throughout history everywhere in the world under different incarnations and, more specifically, how it entered and took control of Kashmir, seen as a paradise on earth. No place is safe from the madness. Our lives, whether in Kashmir, France, Los Angeles or Malaysia, seem to be in the hands of bloodthirsty demons. Salman Rushdie delivers us an important ... Read More:

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- Abandon all hope
This is the story of a serial killer driven by unremitting hatred for his wife, her lover and their child, set in the context of the destruction of Kashmir by the Indo-Pakistan conflict. If you like bleak and unmixed pessimism, perhaps you will enjoy this book, but if you believe there is a shred of goodness in people, then it is not for you. None of the main characters is the sort of person you would want to spend time with. As one expects with Rushdie, the style is clever - too clever - and a great deal of work has gone into linking the story with an improbably large number of newsworthy events. If you want an elegy for the lost harmony between Indian Islam and Hinduism, read instead Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy, told in effortlessly beautiful English ... Read More:

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- A captivating narrative from the master of storytelling
I once heard someone describe reading Rushdie as like wading through treacle. I think this is an excellent description of his style. Dense and rich yet delicious and rewarding.

Shalimar the Clown was a fascinating read, both exciting and thought provoking. Rushdie's greatest skill is his ability to create a narrative world in which personal and global matters are inextricably tied.

Vast, epic and emotional, this book hurtles along towards a heartstopping climax.

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