An edition of The Satanic Verses (1988)

Versos Satanicos

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An edition of The Satanic Verses (1988)

Versos Satanicos

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The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published September 26, 1988 and inspired in part by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters. The title refers to the satanic verses, a group of Quranic verses that refer to three pagan Meccan goddesses: Allāt, Uzza, and Manāt. The part of the story that deals with the "satanic verses" was based on accounts from the historians al-Waqidi and al-Tabari.

In the United Kingdom, The Satanic Verses received positive reviews, was a 1988 Booker Prize finalist (losing to Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda) and won the 1988 Whitbread Award for novel of the year.

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Edition Availability
Cover of: De duivelsverzen
De duivelsverzen
2010-06, Pandora
Paperback in Dutch - Vierentwintigste druk
Cover of: Los Versos Satanicos
Los Versos Satanicos
1997 December, Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A.
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Les Versets sataniques
Les Versets sataniques
1990-06, France Loisirs
Hardcover in French - Edition du Club France Loisirs
Cover of: Versos Satanicos
Versos Satanicos
1989 July, Planeta, Minsterio de Cultura, Spain, and 17 cooperating publishers
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: Die Satanischen Verse
Die Satanischen Verse
1989, Artikel 19
Hardcover in German
Cover of: The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
Hardcover in English - BOMC
Cover of: The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
Hardcover in English - 1st American edition (1)
Cover of: The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
Paperback in English
Cover of: Les versets sataniques
Les versets sataniques
1989, C. Bourgois
in French
Cover of: Die Satanischen Verse
Die Satanischen Verse
1989, Artikel 19
Hardcover in German
Cover of: The Satanic Verses
The Satanic Verses
1989, Viking
Hardcover in English and English - BOMC

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The Satanic Verses

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Open Library
OL9139758M
ISBN 10
9509216151
ISBN 13
9789509216150
OCLC/WorldCat
21207019
amazon.co.uk_asin
9509216151
amazon.ca_asin
9509216151
Amazon ID (ASIN)
9509216151
Wikidata
Q17525620
Library Thing
12601
Goodreads
1009875

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