The Resource The satanic verses : a novel, Salman Rushdie

The satanic verses : a novel, Salman Rushdie

Label
The satanic verses : a novel
Title
The satanic verses
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Salman Rushdie
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A hijacked jumbo jet bound for London blows apart high above the English Channel. Two figures, Indian actors of opposing sensibilities, Gibreel and Saladin, fall to Earth, and are washed up on an English beach. Soon curious changes occur -Gibreel seems to have acquired a halo, while Saladin grows hooves and bumps at his temples. They are transformed into living symbols of what is angelic and evil. This is the initial act in an odyssey that merges the actual with the imagined
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Rushdie, Salman
Dewey number
823/.914
Illustrations
portraits
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR6068.U757
LC item number
S27 2008
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Airplane crash survival
  • Life change events
  • East Indians
  • London (England)
Target audience
adult
Label
The satanic verses : a novel, Salman Rushdie
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The angel Gibreel -- Mahound -- Ellowen Deeowen -- Ayesha -- A city visible but unseen -- Return to Jahilia -- The angel Azraeel -- The parting of the Arabian Sea -- A wonderful lamp
Control code
ocn214285984
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
Random House trade paperbacks edition.
Extent
561 pages
Isbn
9780670825370
Lccn
2008272671
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
portrait
System control number
(OCoLC)214285984
Label
The satanic verses : a novel, Salman Rushdie
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The angel Gibreel -- Mahound -- Ellowen Deeowen -- Ayesha -- A city visible but unseen -- Return to Jahilia -- The angel Azraeel -- The parting of the Arabian Sea -- A wonderful lamp
Control code
ocn214285984
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
Random House trade paperbacks edition.
Extent
561 pages
Isbn
9780670825370
Lccn
2008272671
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
portrait
System control number
(OCoLC)214285984

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