Fury (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Salman Rushdie
- First Published: 2001
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The present
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Malik Solanka, Eleanor, Neela Mahendra, Jack Rhinehart, Mila
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Parents and children, Twentieth century, New York City, Marriage, Fathers, Abandonment, Dolls or dollhouses, 2000’s
- Locales: New York, NY
A refugee from his former lives, Malik Solanka seeks refuge in New York City, the mecca of immigrants. He has been a university professor in Britain and a historian of ideas, who has rejected the narrowness and sectarianism of academic life. Always fascinated by dolls, he becomes a dollmaker and conceives a character, Little Brain, who captivates the public. Finding his work coopted as popular entertainment, Solanka rejects his second career, feeling he has lost control over his creation, even though he has sought this broader appeal for his work. He also jettisons his wife Eleanor, a...
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