The Cambridge companion to Salman Rushdie

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Rushdie is a major contemporary writer, who engages with some of the vital issues of our times: migrancy, postcolonialism, religious authoritarianism. This Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to his entire oeuvre. Part I provides thematic readings of Rushdie and his work, with chapters on how Bollywood films are intertextual with the fiction, the place of family and gender in the work, the influence of English writing and reflections on the fatwa. Part II discusses Rushdie's importance for postcolonial writing and provides detailed interpretations of his fiction. In one volume, this book provides a stimulating introduction to the author and his work in a range of expert essays and readings. With its detailed chronology of Rushdie's life and a comprehensive bibliography of further reading, this volume will be invaluable to undergraduates studying Rushdie and to the general reader interested in his work. Essays included (by Author - Title;): Vijay Mishra - Rushdie and Bollywood cinema; Peter Morey - Rushdie and the English tradition; Ruvani Ranasinha - The Fatwa and its aftermath; Amina Yaqin - Family and gender in Rushdie's writing; Ib Johansen - Tricksters and the common herd in Salman Rushdie's Grimus; Abdulrazak Gurnah - Themes and structures of Midnight's Children; Brendon Nicholls - Reading 'Pakistan' in Salman Rushdie's Shame; Joel Kuortti - The Satanic Verses: 'To be born again, first you have to die'; Deepika Bahri - The shorter fiction; Minoli Salgado - The politics of the palimpsest in The Moor's Last Sigh; Anshuman Mondal - The Ground Beneath her Feet and Fury and the re-invention of location; Cover Contents Contributors Chronology I - Introduction By Abdulrazak Gurnah Part I: - Themes and Issues 2 - Rushdie and Bollywood cinema By Vijay Mishra 3 - Salman Rushdie and the English tradition By Peter Morey 4 - The fatwa and its aftermath By Ruvani Ranasinha 5 - Family and gender in Rushdie’s writing By Amina Yaqin Part II: - Studies of Individual Texts 6 - Tricksters and the common herd in Salman Rushdie’s Grimus By Ib Johansen 7 - Themes and structures in Midnight’s Children By Abdulrazak Gurnah 8 - Reading ‘Pakistan’ in Salman Rushdie’s Shame By Brendon Nicholls 9 - The Satanic Verses: ‘To be born again, first you have to die’ By Joel Kuortti 10 - The shorter fiction By Deepika Bahri 11 - The politics of the palimpsest in The Moor’s Last Sigh By Minoli Salgado 12 - The Ground Beneath Her Feet and Fury: The reinvention of location By Anshuman A. Mondal Guide to further reading Index Series List Backcover