The Satanic Verses (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Salman Rushdie
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Late twentieth and early seventh centuries
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Twentieth century, Islam, Religion, Asia or Asians, England or English people, Muslims, India or East Indian people, London, Terrorism or terrorists
- Locales: London, England, Bombay, India, Jahilia (mythic)
Places Discussed
Bostan. Fictional Air India flight from Bombay to London that is blown up by Sikh terrorists over the English coastline. This airplane, named after one of the Islamic gardens of paradise, is the novel’s opening setting, acting as a metaphor for the migrants’ movement between cultures. With the onset of the hijacking, the flight gradually loses its empirical reality, launching Gibreel and Chamcha into a world of illusion. The journey initiates their metamorphoses into their angelic and demoniac incarnations, which solidify in the home of Rosa Diamond,...
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