Salman Rushdie

I kjølvannet av et ubetydelig slag mellom to for lengst glemte kongeriker i 1300-tallets Sør-India, opplever en ni år gammel jente et guddommelig møte som skal endre historiens gang. Etter å ha sett sin egen mor dø blir den sorgtunge Pampa Kampana et redskap for gudinnen, som begynner å tale med jentas munn. Gudinnen skjenker Pampa Kampana krefter som langt overgår hennes fatteevne, og sier at hun skal spille en avgjørende rolle i fremveksten til en mektig by ved navn Bisnaga, «seiersbyen», et underverk i verden. De neste to hundre og femti årene flettes Pampa Kampanas liv uløselig sammen med Bisnagas, fra byen bokstavelig talt blir sådd av en sekk magiske frø og til den på tragisk vis blir ødelagt på den mest menneskelige måten av dem alle: takket være makthavernes hybris. Etter å ha hvisket Bisnaga og innbyggerne til verden forsøker hun å utføre oppgaven gudinnen ga henne: Å gi kvinner like stor plass som menn i en patriarkalsk verden. Men alle historier har det med å gli ut av hendene på sin skaper, og Bisnaga er ikke noe unntak. Mens årene går, nye herskere kommer til makten, slag vinnes og tapes og troskapsbånd endres, blir mønsteret i Bisnagas vev mer og mer intrikat - og i hjertet av det hele står Pampa Kampana. Seiersbyen er en saga om kjærlighet, vågestykker og legender, utformet som en oversettelse av et eldgammelt epos, et strålende vitnesbyrd om historiefortellingens kraft. «En eventyrlig historie og en mektig hyllest til fantasien (...) Dette er en herlig fortelling, som kan kalles uvirkelighetslitteratur (...) Forfatteren fabulerer fritt og uhemmet, det overdrives så det holder, men boken er forførende i sin rikdom på overraskende innfall. (...) dette er en stor opplevelse, et fremmed og eksotisk rike å bli invitert inn i som leser. Med tanke på hans mange gode romaner og hvis det i tillegg finnes noen empatiske forutsetninger, bør Salman Rushdie få nobelprisen i litteratur i år.» Stein Roll, Adresseavisen (Terningkast 6)«Seiersbyen er virtuos, smart, lærerik og full av litterære hint og overraskande vendingar.» Marta Norheim, NRK«På umiskjennelig vis kaster Rushdie oss inn i en forunderlig, magisk verden ...» Marius Wulfsberg, Dagbladet«Omtrent midtveis i Seiersbyen slo deg meg at romanen minner om en blanding av dataspillet Civilization og fantasyserien Game of Thrones. Minus sistnevntes gode plott, men iblandet en god porsjon magisk realisme innpakket i en mild satirisk grunntone.» Gabriel Michael Vosgraff Moro, VG«I årets bok drar jeg kjensel på forfatterens humor og punch og frodige språklek, og iblant fryder jeg meg. (...) Rushdies første bok etter knivangrepet mot ham er en helt ålreit fantasyfortelling som kanskje kan fenge unge lesere.» Maria Birkeland Olerud, Vårt Land«Dette er eit univers som byggjer på visse historiske kjensgjerningar, men som er vel så prega av mytologiske og eventyraktige trekk. Romanen gir assosiasjonar til epos som Gilgamesh, der menneske, gudar og halvgudar i førhistorisk tid levde side om side og kjempa om makt og ikkje minst ære.» Leif Tore Sædberg, Stavanger Aftenblad«I kombinasjonen mellom historiske fakta og det overjordisk magiske skaper Salman Rushdie eit eineståande verk som speler på både eventyr, legende, segn, moderne dataspel, løgner, munnlege overleveringar og ikkje minst ei evne til grensesprengande fabulering ...» Oddmund Hagen, Dag og Tid

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Town & Country, New York Post, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black--black clothes, black mask--rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it's you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art--and finding the strength to stand up again.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Town & Country, New York Post, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black--black clothes, black mask--rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it's you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art--and finding the strength to stand up again.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Town & Country, New York Post, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black--black clothes, black mask--rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it's you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond. Now, for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey toward physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers, writing with urgency, with gravity, with unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense of the unthinkable, an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art--and finding the strength to stand up again.

14 fevralja 1989 goda, v Den svjatogo Valentina, Salmanu Rushdi pozvonila reportersha Bi-bi-si i soobschila, chto ajatolla Khomejni prigovoril ego k smerti. Togda? to pisatel i uslyshal vpervye slovo "fetva". Obvinili ego v tom, chto ego roman "Shajtanskie ajjaty" napravlen "protiv islama, Proroka i Korana". Tak nachinaetsja neverojatnaja istorija o tom, kak pisatel byl vynuzhden skryvatsja, pereezzhat iz doma v dom, postojanno nakhodjas pod okhranoj sotrudnikov politsii. Ego poprosili pridumat sebe psevdonim, novoe imja, kotorym ego mogli by nazyvat v politsii. On vspomnil o svoikh ljubimykh pisateljakh, vybral imena Konrada i Chekhova. I na svet pojavilsja Dzhozef Anton.

She will breathe a new empire into life – but all worlds can escape their creator…‘Full of adventure… A celebration of the power of storytelling’ GUARDIANIn the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for a goddess, who tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga, ‘victory city’. Over the next two hundred and fifty years, Pampa Kampana’s life becomes deeply interwoven with Bisnaga’s as she 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.‘Mesmerising’ ELIF SHAFAK, author of The Island of Missing Trees‘A total pleasure to read’ SUNDAY TIMES‘One of the planet’s greatest writers’ EVENING STANDARD‘A triumph… Enthralling’ I***A FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR******A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK***

"Segerstaden" av Salman Rushdie. Istorija ob imperii, sozdannoj devjatiletnej devochkoj, kotoruju nadelila magicheskim darom boginja Parvati. Zavet bogini - sozdat obschestvo, v kotorom zhenschiny ne ustupajut v pravakh muzhchinam. I glavnaja geroinja romana, Pampa Kampana, 250 let delaet vse, chto v ee silakh. No praviteli smenjajut odin drugogo, za pobedami sledujut porazhenija, i ne vse zadumannoe udaetsja voplotit. Dvortsovye intrigi, problemy prestolonasledija, podpolnye dvizhenija soprotivlenija i mnogoe drugoe vlijaet na razvitie sobytij.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 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 Salman Rushdie is one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of the Year - "Victory City is a triumph--not because it exists, but because it is utterly enchanting."--The AtlanticA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Chicago Public Library, Polygon, The Globe and Mail, Bookreporter 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.

Roman "Deti polunochi" trizhdy poluchal premiju "Buker": v 1981 godu kak luchshij roman, v 1993 i 2008 godakh - k 25-j i 40-j godovschine premii kak luchshee proizvedenie iz vsekh, ee poluchivshikh. Eto roman-allegorija, rasskaz ob obretshej nezavisimost Indii i o pokolenii, kotoroe rodilos uzhe v svobodnoj strane. Eto i mif, i pritcha, i fantasmagorija, gde perepleteny tragicheskoe i komicheskoe, satira i pafos, avantjura i drama, mnogoplanovoe povestvovanie, rasskazyvajuschee o zhizni glavnogo geroja, Salema Sinaja, i ob istorii Indii i otchasti Pakistana s 1910 po 1976 god. Salem Sinaj - odin iz tysjachi "detej polunochi", rodivshikhsja v pervyj chas suschestvovanija svobodnoj Indii i obladajuschikh osobymi magicheskimi sposobnostjami. V stremitelnom vikhre revoljutsij, pobed i porazhenij, triumfov i katastrof, sotrjasajuschikh molodoe indijskoe gosudarstvo, Salem stanovitsja svidetelem i uchastnikom sudbonosnykh sobytij, kotorye opredeljat buduschee tseloj natsii." Deti polunochi" - allegoricheskij roman-puteshestvie, semejnaja saga, mnogoplanovoe povestvovanie, rasskazyvajuschee o zhizni neskolkikh pokolenij semi Salema Sinaja i ob istorii Indii i Pakistana s 1910 po 1976 god. Napisannyj bolee 40 let nazad, roman prines Salmanu Rushdi mirovuju slavu - trizhdy on poluchal premiju "Buker", a v 2019 godu popal v spisok luchshikh knig veka po versii gazety The Guardian. V Rossii knigi Rushdi polzujutsja ne menshej populjarnostju - "Proschalnyj vzdokh mavra", "Styd", "Jarost" i "Kloun Shalimar" mnogokratno pereizdavalis. Tegi: Salman Rushdi, khudozhestvennaja literatura, roman 18+, Deti polunochi, Dzhozef Anton, Proschalnyj vzdokh mavra, Kloun Shalimar, istorija Indii, istorija Pakistana, semejnaja saga, roman-puteshestvie, magicheskij realizm, allegoricheskij roman, istoricheskij roman, istoricheskaja khronika, zarubezhnyj romanPerevodchik: Miroljubova Anastasija

A beautiful hardback edition of a modern Indian classic and winner of 'The Best of the Booker' - the best novel from Booker Prize history. Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.'A wonderful, rich and humane novel that is safe to call a classic' GuardianVINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful

Historien om byen Bisnaga begynder i trettenhundredetallet i det sydlige Indien. En blind kvinde, mirakelmageren, profeten og digteren Pampa Kampana, har færdiggjort sit enorme epos om byen, forseglet det i en lerpotte og gravet det ned. Fire et halvt århundrede senere bliver det fundet, og romanen om Sejrens by kan fortælles. Den historie begynder, da alle mændene i den niårige Pampa Kampanas landsby er blevet dræbt i et ligegyldigt slag, og den lille pige magtesløs må se til, mens hendes mor, og alle de kvinder hun kender, træder syngende ind i deres mænds ligbål og lader sig brænde op. Kort efter oplever den sønderknuste pige et guddommeligt møde, der vil ændre historiens gang. Hun bliver en mægtig gudindes redskab og påtager sig derved en gigantisk opgave: at give kvinder magt, rettigheder og selvbestemmelse i et patriarkalsk samfund. Bogen er oversat af Johannes Riis

La l cida e imprescindible mirada de Salman Rushdie sobre la actualidad pol tica, la libertad de expresi n y la censura o el canon literario. Fascinante... una obra cargada de perspicacia e ingenio. Publishers Weekly Una obra de gran alcance del distinguido novelista, impregnada de su compromiso con la libertad art stica y su firme oposici n a la censura en cualquier forma.. Kirkus ReviewsSalman Rushdie es c lebre por la mirada l cida, y a menudo mordaz, con que analiza aspectos claves de nuestra sociedad y nuestra cultura. En este volumen re ne reflexiones en las que explora su relaci n con la palabra escrita al tiempo que ahonda en grandes cuestiones universales como la migraci n y el multiculturalismo, la libertad de expresi n o la censura. En Los lenguajes de la verdad se materializa el compromiso intelectual del autor con un periodo de cambio cultural trascendental. Esta colecci n de ensayos, escritos durante diecisiete a os y reunidos por primera vez, constata que tanto la b squeda de la verdad como nuestra necesidad de interpretar y explicar el mundo siguen siendo una parte indisoluble de la naturaleza humana.

«Ciudad Victoria es colosal y profunda, elevada y resplandeciente. Cada p gina es m gica, cada p gina es espl ndida. Trat ndose de una obra de arte significativa, no se parece a ninguna otra novela que pueda nombrar ...]. Un logro may sculo de uno de nuestros mejores autores vivos . -Michael Cunningham. Incluido en los libros de ficci n notables del New York Times de 2023 En la India del siglo XIV, despu s de una insignificante batalla entre dos reinos olvidados, una ni a de nueve a os llamada Pampa Kampana cambia el curso de la historia. La voz antigua de la diosa Pampa sale por su boca infantil y le otorga poderes extraordinarios para crear una gran ciudad: Bisnaga, la «ciudad de la victoria . Durante los siguientes doscientos cincuenta a os, la vida de Bisagna estar ligada a la de su creadora, que desde su centro velar por el bienestar de sus ciudadanos con un objetivo claro: dar la misma representaci n a las mujeres que a los hombres. Pero todas las historias encuentran la forma de alejarse de lo que imaginaron sus creadores, y la de Bisnaga no ser una excepci n. A medida que los a os pasen, el tejido social de Bisagna se volver demasiado complejo, y mientras se suceden gobernantes y alianzas, derrotas y victorias, la ciudad se dirigir hacia su tr gico final. Salman Rushdie nos brinda una epopeya deslumbrante, llena de amor, mitos y fantas a, que act a como espejo de cualquier sociedad inestable y como testimonio fiel del poder que tienen las historias para narrar los vaivenes de la humanidad y del compromiso pol tico. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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 Listed as one of The New York Times' Notable Fiction Books of 2023 "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.

Efter att hon bevittnat sin mors död blir den nioåriga Pampa Kampana tagen i besittning av en gudinna som talar genom henne. Gudinnan ger flickan magiska krafter och berättar för henne att hon kommer att spela en central roll för uppkomsten av en mäktig stad vid namn Bisnaga – ”segerstaden”. Pampa Kampana ger med sitt berättande staden liv, och under de kommande seklerna blir hennes öde sammanflätat med Bisnaga, men staden vilar på bräcklig grund. Med "Segerstaden" har Salman Rushdie skapat en episk saga om berättandets magiska kraft och maktens oändliga hybris.

Gathering pieces written between 2003 and 2020, including several never previously in print, Languages of Truth chronicles a period of momentous cultural shifts. Across a wide variety of subjects, Rushdie delves into the nature of storytelling as a deeply human need, and what emerges is a love letter to literature itself. Throughout, Rushdie shares his personal encounters, on the page and in person, with storytellers from Shakespeare and Cervantes to Samuel Beckett, Eudora Welty, and Toni Morrison, and revels in the creative lines that can join art and life. Always attuned to the malleability of language, Rushdie considers the nature of truth, and looks anew at migration, multiculturalism and censorship. Written with the author's signature wit and energy, Languages of Truth offers pleasure and insight in equal measure, confirming Rushdie's place as one of the most original and important thinkers of our time.