Les versets sataniques (French language, 1989, C. Bourgois)
584 pages
French language
Published Feb. 24, 1989 by C. Bourgois.
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
I read this a number of years ago. I didn't fully understand it at the time, but I've had a lot of time to digest it. It's a critique on Islam and not always favorable.
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.
