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Los versos sat#nicos es la novela m#s c#lebre, iconoclasta y pol#mica de Salman Rushdie. Una referencia ineludible de la literatura de nuestro tiempo. Un avi#n secuestrado estalla a gran altura sobre el canal de la Mancha. Dos supervivientes caen al mar: Gibrel Farishta, un legendario gal#n cinematogr#fico, y Saladin Chamcha, el hombre de las mil voces, autodidacta y angl#filo furibundo. Consiguen llegar a una playa inglesa y notan unos extra#os cambios: uno ha adquirido una aureola y el otro ve con horror c#mo crece el vello de sus piernas, los pies se le convierten en cascos y las sienes se abultan... Rese#a:"Una obra prodigiosa, brillante, deleitable."Nadine Gordimer

Inspiré par le classique de Cervantès, Sam DuChamp, modeste auteur de romans d'espionnage, crée Quichotte, un représentant de commerce à l'esprit nébuleux et raffiné, obsédé par la télévision, qui to

Ismael Smile ist ein Reisender, der besessen ist von der "unwirklichen Wirklichkeit" des Fernsehens. Er will das Herz der Königin der Talkshows erobern und begibt sich auf eine Reise quer durch Amerika, um sich ihrer als würdig zu erweisen. Auf dem Beifahrersitz, Sancho, der Sohn, den er sich immer gewünscht hat, aber niemals bekam.Bestsellerautor Salman Rushdie versetzt die Abenteuer des klassischen tragischen Helden Quichotte in unser Zeitalter des "Alles ist möglich". Er erzählt dabei auch von Vater-Sohn-Beziehungen, Geschwisterstreitigkeiten, unverzeihlichem Handeln, alltäglichem Rassismus, der Opioidkrise, Cyber-Spionen und nicht zuletzt vom Ende der Welt.

It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film "Moonrise Kingdom" to Penguin's own bestsellers "Committed "and "Rules of Civility." With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an 'A' for Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," a 'B' for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre," and a 'C' for Willa Cather's "My Antonia." It continues with more perennial classics, perfect to give as elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves. R is for Rushdie. Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" inhabits the same imaginative space as "Gulliver's Travels," "Alice in Wonderland," and "The Wizard of Oz." Haroun, a 12-year-old boy sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers.

Presents the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. This book brings together two cities that barely know each other - the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the emperor wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire and the treachery of sons, and the equally sensual Florentine world of powerful courtesans.

A tall, yellow-haired young European traveler calling himself 'Mogor dell'Amore', the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the real Grand Mughal, the Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the whole imperial capital. The stranger claims to be the child of a lost Mughal princess, the youngest sister of Akbar's grandfather Babar: Qara Koz, 'Lady Black Eyes', a great beauty believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery, who is taken captive first by an Uzbek warlord, then by the Shah of Persia, and finally becomes the lover of a certain Argalia, a Florentine soldier of fortune, commander of the armies of the Ottoman Sultan.When Argalia returns home with his Mughal mistress the city is mesmerized by her presence, and much trouble ensues. The "Enchantress of Florence" is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. It brings together two cities that barely know each other - the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant emperor wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire and the treachery of sons, and the equally sensual Florentine world of powerful courtesans, humanist philosophy and inhuman torture, where Argalia's boyhood friend 'il Machia' - Niccolo Machiavelli - is learning, the hard way, about the true brutality of power. These two worlds, so far apart, turn out to be uncannily alike, and the enchantments of women hold sway over them both. But is Mogor's story true? And if so, then what happened to the lost princess? And if he's a liar, must he die?

In 1993, Salman Rushdie's novel MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN was declared the Booker of Bookers, the best book to win the Booker Prize in its first 25 years. The BBC began the process of adapting it for television. After three years had passed, two producers and two directors had come and gone, and the first scriptwriter's attempts had been set aside, Salman Rushdie agreed to adapt his own work. The result has been hailed as one of the most brilliant adaptations in television history. Within months of the screenplay's completion, the project was ready to start filming on location in Sri Lanka. Then, just weeks before principal photography was to begin, the Sri Lankan authorities abruptly changed their minds and withdrew permission to film, without giving any reasons. In his enthralling introduction, Rushdie describes the evolution of the screenplay, and the project's political defeat. As for the screenplay itself, it cries out to be filmed.

A tall, yellow-haired young European traveler calling himself 'Mogor dell 'Amore', the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the real Grand Mughal, the Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the whole imperial capital. The stranger claims to be the child of a lost Mughal princess, the youngest sister of Akbar's grandfather Babar: Qara Koz, 'Lady Black Eyes', a great beauty believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery, who is taken captive first by an Uzbek warlord, then by the Shah of Persia, and finally becomes the lover of a certain Argalia, a Florentine soldier of fortune, commander of the armies of the Ottoman Sultan. When Argalia returns home with his Mughal mistress the city is mesmerized by her presence, and much trouble ensues."The Enchantress of Florence" is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. It brings together two cities that barely know each other - the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant emperor wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire and the treachery of sons, and the equally sensual Florentine world of powerful courtesans, humanist philosophy and inhuman torture, where Argalia's boyhood friend 'il Machia' - Niccolo Machiavelli - is learning, the hard way, about the true brutality of power. These two worlds, so far apart, turn out to be uncannily alike, and the enchantments of women hold sway over them both. But is Mogor's story true? And if so, then what happened to the lost princess? And if he's a liar, must he die?

El mejor premio Booker de toda la historia. Una asombrosa novela que combina magistralmente magia y humor, compromiso pol#tico, fantas#a y humanidad. Esta es la historia de Saleem Sinai, nacido en Bombay al filo de la medianoche del 15 de agosto de 1947, en el momento mismo en que la India, entre fuegos artificiales y multitudes, alcanza su independencia. El destino de Saleem queda inexorablemente unido al de su pa#s, y sus peripecias personales reflejar#n siempre la evoluci#n pol#tica de la India o ser#n reflejadas por ella. Hijos de la medianoche es una asombrosa novela que combina magistralmente magia y humor, compromiso pol#tico, fantas#a y humanidad. La cr#tica ha dicho..."Una de las grandes novelas del siglo."ABC "Salman Rushdie se ha ganado el derecho de ser designado uno de nuestros mayores narradores."The Observer "Hijos de la medianoche vuelve a trazar el mapa literario de la India. Suena como un pa#s encontrando su voz propia."The New York Times

Guanyador del Best of Booker El petit Saleem Sinai és celebrat per la premsa i felicitat pel primer ministre: el seu naixement ha coincidit amb l'instant mateix en què l'Índia assolia l'anhelada independència dels colons anglesos. Aquest fet lliga per sempre la biografia de Saleem a la història del seu país i el dota d'unes capacitats extraordinàries: posseeix un olfacte que li permet ensumar amenaces que la resta dels humans no poden percebre, així com una connexió telepàtica amb els altres mil «fills de la mitjanit», tots nascuts els primers minuts de vida de l'Índia lliure.

Un enigmàtic viatger alt i ros que es fa dir Mogor dell'Amore travessa el món amb l'objectiu de revelar un podrerós secret sobre el qual pesa una maledicció: només hi ha un home que el pot escoltar i continuar viu, i aquest no és altre que el Gran Mogol, l'emperador Akbar. La bruixeria li servirà per introduir-se a la cort i explicar al governant més gran de la terra la història de la princesa Qara Köz, Ulls Negres, una dona tan bella que desterrava el que els homes fins aleshores havien considerat bell a les files de la vulgaritat més mediocre. Una dona, també, capaç d'hipnotitzar l'esplendorosa ciutat de Florència i d'enamorar l'emperador a través del temps i de l'espai. Amb el descobriment del secret, el lector quedarà seduït per la història d'amor i ambició d'una dona que vol controlar el seu destí en un món d'homes. Una narració increïble que posarà en contacte dos mons tan distants com l'esplendorosa capital mongol i la sensual Florència dels Mèdici, que resulten estranyament semblants.

Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, at the precise moment of India's independence, the infant Saleem Sinai is celebrated in the press and welcomed by Prime Minister Nehru himself. But, this coincidence of birth has consequences Saleem is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' - all born in the initial hour of India's independence - and an uncanny sense of smell which allows him to sniff out dangers others cannot perceive. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's biography is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious.

On a beautiful starry night in the city of Kahani in the land of Alifbay a terrible thing happened: twelve-year-old Luka's storyteller father, Rashid, fell suddenly and inexplicably into a sleep so deep that nothing and no one could rouse him. To save him from slipping away entirely, Luka must embark on a journey through the Magic World, encountering a slew of phantasmagorical obstacles along the way, to steal the Fire of Life, a seemingly impossible and exceedingly dangerous task. With Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie proved that he is one of the best contemporary writers of fables, and it proved to be one of his most popular books with readers of all ages. While Haroun was written as a gift for his first son, Luka and the Fire of Life, the story of Haroun's younger brother, is a gift for his second son on his twelfth birthday. Lyrical, rich with word-play, and with the narrative tension of the classic quest stories, this is Salman Rushdie at his very best.