Victory City. A Novel

TitleVictory City. A Novel
Year for Search2023
AuthorsRushdie, [Ahmed] Salman(b. 1947)
Tertiary AuthorsRushdie, Salman
Pagination337 pp.
Date Published2023
PublisherRandom House
Place PublishedNew York
ISBN Number9780593597217
KeywordsIndian author, Male author, US author
Annotation

An epic novel that begins in an alternative fourteenth century India and follows the rise and fall of numerous empires through the story of Bisnaga or Victory City, a city brought into existence by a young woman who has been given powers by a goddess and the task of giving women equality in a patriarchal world.

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Author Note

The author was born in India but has spent most of his life in England and other countries.

Full Text

2023 Rushdie, [Ahmed] Salman (b. 1947). Victory City. A Novel. New York: Random House. 337 pp. PSt

An epic novel that begins in an alternative fourteenth century India and follows the rise and fall of numerous empires through the story of Bisnaga or Victory City, a city brought into existence by a young woman who has been given powers by a goddess and the task of giving women equality in a patriarchal world. The author was born in India but has spent most of his life in England and other countries.