The Satanic Verses
A Novel
Salman Rushdie
A controversial and acclaimed novel that seamlessly merges the actual with the imagined, exploring themes of good and evil. The story begins with a terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet, leading to two Indian actors transformed into living symbols of angelic and evil perspectives. A key work of our times.
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2016-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
After reading this (and being completely blown away by its brilliance), I marveled at how different the Quran must be from the Bible, how different Islam must be from Christianity, to have inspired this book, and thus began my introduction to the religions of the world. – source