Salman Rushdie (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

Best known for the highly controversial Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie brings to his novels the perspective of a South African expatriate caught between the diverse cultures of the East and West. He is able to bring to his work a parodic detatchment from the two cultures, as well intimate knowledge of the struggle of a South African expatriate. This title, Salman Rushdie, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Salman Rushdie through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Salman Rushdie, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.