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One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, the satanic verses is salman rushdies bestknown and most galvanizing book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 561 pages and is available in paperback format. Recorded live at the church of satan is the first released audio recording of a satanic ritual by high priest anton szandor lavey, recorded in 1967 at church of satan headquarters, known as the black house. Inextricably linked with the fatwa called against its author in the wake of the novels publication, the satanic verses is, beyond that, a rich showcase for salman rushdies comic sensibilities, cultural observations, and unparalleled mastery of language.
Few western readers understood much of what was to be so offensive to muslim readers. A book whose importance is eclipsed only by its quality, the satanic verses is a key work of our times. It was the fourth and most controversial novel of what has become a long and distinguished career. His recent bookharoun and the sea of stories, imaginary homelands 198190, and the moors last sighhave enhanced his reputation as one of our most important contemporary writers. Few books have had the publicity that surrounds the satanic verses by salman rushdie. A novel, the paths of the arch angel and the devil crossed several times in this bizarre supernatural framed narrative. This controversial novel, banned in india for its alleged blasphemy against the prophet mohammed, is a surreal hallucinatory feast. It has been six months since ayatollah ruhollah khomeini sentenced novelist salman rushdie to death for his book the satanic verses.
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