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Malik Solanka, historian of ideas and world-famous dollmaker, steps out of his life one day, abandons his family in London without a word of explanation, and flees for New York. There's a fury within him, and he fears he has become dangerous to those he loves. He arrives in New York at a time... read more

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Professor Malik Solanka, retired historian of ideas, irascible dollmaker, and since his recent fifty-fifth birthday celibate and solitary by his own (much criticized) choice, in his silvered years found himself living in a golden age.

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This is book 77 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)

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  1. Salman Rushdie (Author)

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Original Language: English
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Page Count: 272

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