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Description edit
Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared the symptoms of pregnancy, as they did everything else, inseparably. At their six breasts, Omar was warned against all feelings and nuances of shame. It was training which would prove useful when he left his mothers' fortress (via the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Omar Khayyam Shakil: protagonist
- Sufyia Zinobia: known as 'Shame'
- Raza Hyder: Add a description of this character.
- Rani Harappa
- Haroun
- Sufiya Zinobia
- Maulana Dawood
- Farah Zoroaster
- Arjumand
- Eduardo Rodrigues
- Gichki
- Hashmat Bibi
- Mahmoud
- Danton
- Babar Shakil
- Bariamma
- Chhunni
- Munnee
- Tughlak
- Iskander
- Rani Humayun
- Robespierre
- Naveed Hyder
- Bilal
- Mohenjo
- Bunny
- Sindbad Mengal
- Isky
First Sentence edit
In the remote border town of Q., which when seen from the air resembles nothing so much as an ill-proportioned dumb-bell, there once lived three lovely, and loving, sisters.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 261 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Money, and followed by Worstward Ho.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Salman Rushdie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 9780224029520
Page Count: 287
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1983
ISBN: 9780224029520
Page Count: 287
Awards edit
- Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger (1984: Novel)
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 1983, Shortlisted)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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