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Shame [Paperback]

Salman Rushdie (Author)
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"Shame is and is not about Pakistan, that invented, imaginary country... The theme is shame and shamelessness, born from the violence which is modern history. Revelation and obscurity, affairs of honour, blushings of all parts, the recession of erotic life, the open violence of public life, create the extraordinary Rushdie mood." -- Malcolm Bradbury, The Guardian

"A pitch black comedy of public life and historical imperatives." -- The Times

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In this brilliant novel, Salman Rushdie masterfully combines history, art, language, politics, and religion. Set in a country "not quite Pakistan," the story centers around the families of two men -- one a celebrated warrior, the other, a debauched playboy engaged in a protracted duel that is played out in the political landscape of their country. Shame is a tour de force and a fitting predecessor to the author's legendary novel, The Satanic Verses.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Impressive for those in the mood, Mar 20 2002
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A curious novel, written in what I'm coming to believe was Rushdie's early style: a satire comprising of a mix of realistic narrative and fable.

It's by no means an easy read: both time and place are mutable; characters shift from being seemingly true to life, to being thinly-disguised allusions to real historical figures, and then again to being exemplifications of human traits. You could almost think of "Shame" as a kaleidoscopic novel, aimed at modern Pakistan and Pakistani history.

I suppose this is great stuff if you like a challenging novel and are in to this kind of writing. I found it too clever by half to be enjoyable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Allegorical Look At Pakistan's History, April 29 2002
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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I salute Salman Rushdie for his temerity and literary excellence in creating a brilliant allegorical satire on his former country. It sizzles with much energy and crisp prose, as a hysterical, hilarious look at Pakistan's birth and history through the 1980's. Rushdie draws freely on ancient Greek and Roman mythology as well as Shakespeare to create his fictitious country; he confesses in brief, almost memoiresque asides, that it is indeed Pakistan. Pakistan's leading historical figures are portrayed as sex-crazed bumbling fools; one wonders how they managed to give birth to Pakistan and retain political control over the country for so many decades. I suppose Pakistanis may consider "Shame" as blasphemous as "The Satanic Verses", yet Rushdie is both a shrewd, as well as sarcastic, observer of Pakistan's history and politics. Without question this is one of Rushdie's finest novels.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for a satire on pakistani politics? Here you go., Jan 30 2002
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Rushdie again is in top form here. The western world has been waiting for a long time for someone to come along and give us a good satire on pakistani politics, and Rushdie fills the void splendidly. Why, I remember just a few years ago sitting around my office during lunchtime with some of my coworkers lamenting the fact that there were almost no books at Borders that were a satire on Pakistani politics. And then along comes Rushdie, poking clever fun at that bufoon Bhutto, and that clown Jinnah, and that silly old bugger Zia, and of course let's not forget our favorite, Musharref. The jokes about the old mountain men having sex with goats and sheep were priceless and thoroughly original. Who would have thought to make fun of those Pakistani men having sex with their sheep and goats? Only a brilliant nobel-worthy humourist and social commentator like Rushdie could have come up with such a hilarious observation. Bravo, my Pakistani, yet English-accented, man of letters, bravo.
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