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Plot summary. At age nine, Pampa Kampana's mother and all the women of her village self-immolate following their husbands' death in battle. Following the tragedy a goddess, also called Pampa Kampana, enters Pampa’s body granting supernatural abilities such as foresight and sorcery along with a prolonged life span.
- United Kingdom
- English
- Literary Fiction/ Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Salman Rushdie
1 de fev. de 2023 · VICTORY CITY, by Salman Rushdie. Pampa Kampana’s tale begins when her mother walks into the flames. “The story goes” that with all their husbands dead in battle, the women of a small and ...
7 de fev. de 2023 · Victory City is a story of a prophetess who creates a city with magic and poetry, and whose writing is discovered after centuries. It is the thirteenth novel by the acclaimed author of The Satanic Verses and Midnight's Children.
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7 de fev. de 2023 · An Amazon Best Book of February 2023: Having written several novels set against a western backdrop, Rushdie turns to a world based on Indian myth and fable. The story is presented as a translation from an ancient Indian tale: Bisnaga, or Victory City, has been breathed to life by a young girl named Pampa Kampana.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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 RushdieSalman Rushdie is one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year ...
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Salman Rushdie is one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of the Year • “Victory City is a triumph—not because it exists, but because it is utterly enchanting.”— The Atlantic A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Chicago Public Library, Polygon, The Globe and Mail ...
