The Cambridge Companion to Salman Rushdie

doi:10.1017/CCOL0521847192

Salman Rushdie is a major contemporary writer, who engages with some of the vital issues of our times: migrancy, postcolonialism, religious authoritarianism. This Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to his entire oeuvre. Part I provides thematic readings of Rushdie and his work, with chapters on how Bollywood films are intertextual with the fiction, the place of family and gender in the work, the influence of English writing and reflections on the fatwa. Part II discusses Rushdie's importance for postcolonial writing and provides detailed interpretations of his fiction. In one volume, this book provides a stimulating introduction to the author and his work in a range of expert essays and readings. With its detailed chronology of Rushdie's life and a comprehensive bibliography of further reading, this volume will be invaluable to undergraduates studying Rushdie and to the general reader interested in his work.

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Frontmatter
pp i-xiv
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-8
- By Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Part I: - Themes and Issues
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2 - Rushdie and Bollywood cinema
pp 11-28
- By Vijay Mishra
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3 - Salman Rushdie and the English tradition
pp 29-44
- By Peter Morey
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4 - The fatwa and its aftermath
pp 45-60
- By Ruvani Ranasinha
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5 - Family and gender in Rushdie’s writing
pp 61-74
- By Amina Yaqin
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Part II: - Studies of Individual Texts
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6 - Tricksters and the common herd in Salman Rushdie’s Grimus
pp 77-90
- By Ib Johansen
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7 - Themes and structures in Midnight’s Children
pp 91-108
- By Abdulrazak Gurnah
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8 - Reading ‘Pakistan’ in Salman Rushdie’s Shame
pp 109-124
- By Brendon Nicholls
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9 - The Satanic Verses: ‘To be born again, first you have to die’
pp 125-138
- By Joel Kuortti
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10 - The shorter fiction
pp 139-152
- By Deepika Bahri
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11 - The politics of the palimpsest in The Moor’s Last Sigh
pp 153-168
- By Minoli Salgado
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12 - The Ground Beneath Her Feet and Fury: The reinvention of location
pp 169-184
- By Anshuman A. Mondal
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Guide to further reading
pp 185-196
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Index
pp 197-200
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Series List
pp 201-203
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-8

Part I: - Themes and Issues

2 - Rushdie and Bollywood cinema
pp 11-28

3 - Salman Rushdie and the English tradition
pp 29-44

4 - The fatwa and its aftermath
pp 45-60

5 - Family and gender in Rushdie’s writing
pp 61-74

Part II: - Studies of Individual Texts

6 - Tricksters and the common herd in Salman Rushdie’s Grimus
pp 77-90

7 - Themes and structures in Midnight’s Children
pp 91-108

8 - Reading ‘Pakistan’ in Salman Rushdie’s Shame
pp 109-124

9 - The Satanic Verses: ‘To be born again, first you have to die’
pp 125-138

10 - The shorter fiction
pp 139-152

11 - The politics of the palimpsest in The Moor’s Last Sigh
pp 153-168

12 - The Ground Beneath Her Feet and Fury: The reinvention of location
pp 169-184

Guide to further reading
pp 185-196

Index
pp 197-200

Series List
pp 201-203

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