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Grimus is a 1975 fantasy and science fiction novel by Salman Rushdie. It was his literary debut. The story loosely follows Flapping Eagle, a young Native American man who receives the gift of immortality by drinking a magic fluid.
- Salman Rushdie
- 317 pp
- 1975
- 1975
Flapping Eagle, an immortal Indian sailor, journeys to Calf Island to regain his mortality and confront the mysterious Grimus Effect. Read the book summary, praise, reader's guide and buy links for this science fiction and folktale hybrid.
1 de jan. de 2001 · Grimus (Simurg - bird of legend) is shown to be a former prisoner of war, explaining his obsession with self-determination. He is lynched and burnt by a mob from K. Shortly after, the entire dimension collapses and everyone is gone.
30 de set. de 2009 · Salman Rushdie’s celebrated debut novel remains as powerful and as haunting as when it was first published more than thirty years ago.“A book to be read twice . . . [Grimus] is literate, it is...
5 de nov. de 2010 · Salman Rushdie. Knopf Canada, Nov 5, 2010 - Fiction - 320 pages. After drinking an elixir that bestows immortality upon him, a young Indian named Flapping Eagle spends the next seven hundred years...
Grimus is a fantasy adventure about Flapping Eagle, an immortal Indian who seeks his sister on a mysterious island. He encounters Grimus, a creator of dimensions, and learns the secrets of imagination and identity.
Salman Rushdie’s celebrated debut novel remains as powerful and as haunting as when it was first published more than thirty years ago. “A book to be read twice . . . [Grimus] is literate, it is fun, it is meaningful, and perhaps most important, it pushes the boundaries of the form outward.”.
