Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights Overview
In the novel, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights," Salman Rushdie continues his exploration, which he began with his novel Fury, of the intersection between the fantastical and the mundane. Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, Dunia, the Lightning Princess, comes down to the human world from Peristan. She traces her descendants as strange events occur, starting with Mr Geronimo the Gardener. Philosophical viewpoints are explored and the dark jinn come to Earth, causing trouble.
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Salman Rushdie Biographies (2)
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Salman Rushdie embodies in his own life and in his writings the conundrums of the postcolonial author, writing within the tradition of Indo-English literature while simultaneously appealing to the con...
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