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Victory City is framed as a fictional translation of an epic originally written in Sanskrit. The focaliser and protagonist is Pampa Kampana, partly inspired by the historical, fourteenth-century princess-poet Gangadevi, who is given (or cursed with) a 247-year lifespan.
7 de fev. de 2023 · Victory City is classic Rushdie - an epic tale based on Indian lore. The book focuses upon Pampa Kampana - a young girl gifted by the goddess pampa with ability to create the Victory City "Bisnaga" via magic in 14th century India.
7 de fev. de 2023 · Victory City is a novel in four parts—Birth (of an empire), Exile, Glory, and Fall—, with two distinct voices: a storyteller’s, and a scholar’s (in italics) who occasionally clarifies the meaning of the original text and its wider context.
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 ...
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―“victory city”―the wonder of the world.
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—“victory city”—the wonder of the world.
7 de fev. de 2023 · 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—“victory city”—the...
