Les versets sataniques

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Les versets sataniques (French language, 1989, C. Bourgois)

584 pages

French language

Published Feb. 24, 1989 by C. Bourgois.

ISBN:
9782267007251
OCLC Number:
489944363

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4 stars (1 review)

La célébrité de ce livre vient de ce que son auteur a été condamné à mort par l'Ayatollah Komeiny (décédé peu après) pour crime de lèse-Mahomet. Mais comme le souligne J. P. Péroncel-Hugoz, l'islam n'est pas la seule cible de ce roman parodique et rocambolesque qui se déroule entre deux pôles: Bombay et Londres. L'Inde et l'immigration (essentiellement indienne à Londres) sont au coeur de cette fresque-dédale anglo-indo-pakistanaise "à l'écriture incandescente". Accès plutôt difficile. SDM

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4 stars

I listened to a fantastic old audio book version of The Satanic Verses. Somebody digitised it from a series of old cassette tapes and put it on the internet (thank you). I am not sure if it is the voice of Salman Rushdie himself, whoever it is, I would like to thank him so much for this brilliant work. 22 hours of listening pleasure during my walks to and from work. 
I always thought that this was a very serious book. But for most parts it is hilarious. It is also long winding, and I must admit that at some parts I dozed off, simply enjoying the very pleasant sound of the narrator’s voice.