Book : Victory City A Novel - Rushdie, Salman

-Titulo Original : Victory City A Novel

-Fabricante :

Random House

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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE * The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries-from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie “A major accomplishment by one of our greatest living writers . . . It does not resemble any other novel I could name.”-Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2023: Time, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA Today, The Tampa Bay Times, The Week, CNBC, Business Insider, Kirkus Reviews In the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for a goddess, who begins to speak out of the girl’s mouth. Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana’s comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga-“victory city”-the wonder of the world. Over the next 250 years, Pampa Kampana’s life becomes deeply interwoven with Bisnaga’s, from its literal sowing from a bag of magic seeds to its tragic ruination in the most human of ways: the hubris of those in power. Whispering Bisnaga and its citizens into existence, Pampa Kampana attempts to make good on the task that the goddess set for her: to give women equal agency in a patriarchal world. But all stories have a way of getting away from their creator, and Bisnaga is no exception. As years pass, rulers come and go, battles are won and lost, and allegiances shift, the very fabric of Bisnaga becomes an ever more complex tapestry-with Pampa Kampana at its center. Brilliantly styled as a translation of an ancient epic, Victory City is a saga of love, adventure, and myth that is in itself a testament to the power of storytelling. Review An Amazon Best Book of February 2023: Having written several novels set against a western backdrop, Rushdie turns to a world based on Indian myth and fable. The story is presented as a translation from an ancient Indian tale: Bisnaga, or Victory City, has been breathed to life by a young girl named Pampa Kampana. What follows is an epic filled with ambition, treachery, feminism, and a good deal of humor. This is a world where gods exist, where cities can be breathed to life, and where animals can talk to people, and the fantasy setting provides a great deal of authorial movement for Rushdie. He appears very much to be enjoying the act of story telling, even as he examines the nature of it, and Victory City feels like a welcome return to the roots of his writing. -Chris Schluep, Amazon Editor Review “In its haunting, uncanny, predictive power Victory City shows once again why [Salman Rushdie’s] work will always matter.”-The New York Times Book Review “Victory City is a triumph-not because it exists, but because it is utterly enchanting. . . . When you think about it, Rushdie’s novels are a miracle.”-The Atlantic “Victory City feels like a return to form, recalling the kind of reality-bending, effortlessly erudite world-building that first defined [Rushdie’s] style-and may be key to his literary legacy.”-Los Angeles Times “One of Rushdie’s most joyful [books].”-The Times (U.K.) “[An] awe-inspiring saga.”-Time “A lavish fairytale [with] an infectious sense of fun.”-The Guardian “Rushdie has already proven himself of his generation’s most adept literary stars, and his forthcoming epic fantasy novel promises to be one of the best releases of the year.”-The Week “Salman Rushdie has created a radiant myth about mythmaking. Victory City is a book that privileges the ethical imagination and the unmistakable permanence of storytelling. Within these pages, you will find global travelers, rapacious kings, cave dwellers, prophets o