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Victory City

Salman Rushdie (Author)
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  • Publisher : Penguin Random House
  • Publishing year : February 2023
  • Binding : Hardback
  • ISBN : 9780670098460
  • Imprint : Hamish Hamilton
  • Age Group : Adult
  • Language : English
Genre : Adventure   |   Fantasy/Magical   |   Indian Mythology

The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries ...

 

The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries - from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie.

In the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for the goddess Parvati, who begins to speak out of the girl's mouth. Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana's comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga - literally 'victory city' -the wonder of the world.

Over the next two hundred and fifty years, Pampa Kampana's life becomes deeply interwoven with Bisnaga's, from its literal sowing out of a bag of magic seeds to its tragic ruination in the most human of ways: the hubris of those in power. Whispering Bisnaga and its citizens into existence, Pampa Kampana attempts to make good on the task that Parvati set for her: to give women equal agency in a patriarchal world. But all stories have a way of getting away from their creator, and Bisnaga is no exception. As years pass, rulers come and go, battles are won and lost, and allegiances shift, the very fabric of Bisnaga becomes an ever more complex tapestry - with Pampa Kampana at its centre.

Brilliantly styled as a translation of an ancient epic, this is a saga of love, adventure and myth that is in itself a testament to the power of storytelling

Author : Salman Rushdie

Born on 19th June 1947, Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a novelist and essayist. in January 1999, he was appointed as the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France. Later, in June 2007, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Rushdie has written several books such as The Satanic Verses, Shalimar the Clown, Shame and The Enchantress of Florence, among others.

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