| 作者 | SalmanRushdie著 |
| 出版社 | RandomHouseTradePaperbacks |
| 出版时间 | 2006-12-01 |
特色:
“Dazzling...Modernthriller,Ramayanepic,courtroomdrama,slapstickcomedy,wartimeadventure,politicalsatire,villagelegend–they’reallblendedheremagnificently.”——TheWashingtonPostBookWorldThisisthestoryofMaximilianOphuls,America’scounterterrorismchief,oneofthemakersofthemodernworld;hisKashmiriMuslimdriverandsubsequentkiller,amysteriousfigurewhocallshimselfShalimartheclown;Max’sillegitimatedaughterIndia;andawomanwholinksthem,whoserevelationfinallyexplainsthemall.ItisanepicnarrativethatmovesfromCaliforniatoKashmir,France,andEngland,andbacktoCaliforniaagain.Alongthewaytherearetalesofprincessesluredfromtheirhomesbydemons,legendsofkingsforcedtodefendtheirkingdomsagainstevil.Andthereisalwayslove,gainedandlost,uncommonlybeautifulandmortallydangerous.“Acommandingstory...[a]harrowingclimax...Revengeisanancientandpowerfulengineofnarrative.”——TheNewYorkTimesBookReview“AbsorbingEverywhere[Rushdie]takesusthereisbothloveandwar,instrangeandterrifyingcombinations,paintedinswaying,swirling,world-eatingprosethatannihilatesthebordersbetweenEastandWest,loveandhate,privatelivesandthehistorytheymake.”——Time