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7 de feb. de 2023 · A prophetess creates a city and an empire with her magic and poetry, but faces the challenges of time and change. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts of this epic tale by the acclaimed author of The Satanic Verses.
- The Moor's Last Sigh
The Satanic Verses (1988), novel of Indian-born British...
- The Moor's Last Sigh
Victory City is framed as a fictional translation of an epic originally written in Sanskrit. The focaliser and protagonist is Pampa Kampana, partly inspired by the historical, fourteenth-century princess-poet Gangadevi, who is given (or cursed with) a 247-year lifespan.
1 de feb. de 2023 · VICTORY CITY, by Salman Rushdie. Pampa Kampana’s tale begins when her mother walks into the flames. “The story goes” that with all their husbands dead in battle, the women of a small and ...
7 de feb. de 2023 · Amid dazzling battles, court intrigue and sultry romances, Victory City is Rushdie's history of Vijayanagar, a medieval Hindu Empire that fell to Muslim armies. Today the site has become a symbol...
Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana’s comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga—“victory city”—the wonder of the world.
Durante los siguientes doscientos cincuenta años, la vida de Bisnaga estará ligada a la de su creadora, que desde su centro velará por el bienestar de sus ciudadanos con un objetivo claro: dar a hombres y mujeres la misma capacidad de representación.
Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana’s comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga—“victory city”—the wonder of the world.
