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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 · A prophetess creates a city and an empire with her magic and poetry, but faces the challenges of time and change. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts of this epic tale by the acclaimed author of The Satanic Verses.
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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.
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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...
