An edition of The Satanic Verses (1988)

The Satanic Verses

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An edition of The Satanic Verses (1988)

The Satanic Verses

a novel

Random House Trade Paperback Edition
  • 3.6 (24 ratings) ·
  • 502 Want to read
  • 29 Currently reading
  • 40 Have read

One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s best-known and most galvanizing book. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight. Two Indian actors of opposing sensibilities fall to earth, transformed into living symbols of what is angelic and evil. This is just the initial act in a magnificent odyssey that seamlessly merges the actual with the imagined. A book whose importance is eclipsed only by its quality, The Satanic Verses is a key work of our times.

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576

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Szatańskie wersety
2018, Dom Wydawniczy Rebis
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Σατανικοί Στίχοι
2013 June, Ψυχογιός
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Die satanischen Verse
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2012, Mondadori
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Satanic Verses
2011, Penguin Random House
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The Satanic Verses
2011 July 6, Clipper Audio
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De duivelsverzen
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The Satanic Verses
Aug 01, 2009, Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing
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2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Los Versos Satanicos
2004 May, Debolsillo
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Los versos satanicos
2004, DeBolsillo
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Los Versos Satanicos
2003
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The Satanic Verses
2000 December, Tandem Library
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Les Versets sataniques
2000 March 2, Pocket
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Les versets sataniques: roman
1999, Pocket
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Les Versets sataniques
1999 January 13, Plon, PLON
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The Satanic Verses
1999 October, Bt Bound
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The Satanic Verses
1998, Vintage Books
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1998, Companhia das Letras
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1997, Henry Holt
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The Satanic Verses
1997, Vintage Canada
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The Satanic Verses
1997, Random House of Canada, Limited
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The Satanic Verses
1992, The Consortium
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De duivelsverzen
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The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
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Die Satanischen Verse
1989, Artikel 19
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1989, C. Bourgois
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1989, Viking
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1989, Circulo de Lectores
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1989, Salman Rushdie
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The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
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1989, Ministerio de Cultura
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The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
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Die Satanischen Verse
1989, Artikel 19
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Los Versos Satanicos
1989, Planeta Pub Corp
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The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
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The Satanic Verses
1988, Viking
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The Satanic Verses
1988 September 7, Penguin Books Ltd
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1988, Vintage Books
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Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Genre
Fiction.
Copyright Date
1988

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914
Library of Congress
PR6068.U757 S27 2008, PR6068.U757 S27 1989
lccn_permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2008272671

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
576
Dimensions
8 x 5-3/16 x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18534916M
Internet Archive
satanicversesnov00rush
ISBN 10
0812976711
ISBN 13
9780812976717
LCCN
2008272671, 88040266
OCLC/WorldCat
214285984
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0812976711
amazon.de_asin
0812976711
Library Thing
12601
Goodreads
3067592

Work Description

The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published September 26, 1988 and inspired in part by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters. The title refers to the satanic verses, a group of Quranic verses that refer to three pagan Meccan goddesses: Allāt, Uzza, and Manāt. The part of the story that deals with the "satanic verses" was based on accounts from the historians al-Waqidi and al-Tabari.

In the United Kingdom, The Satanic Verses received positive reviews, was a 1988 Booker Prize finalist (losing to Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda) and won the 1988 Whitbread Award for novel of the year.

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"To be born again," sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, "first you have to die."
added by Lisa.

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