Author:Salman Rushdie
'Rushdie's most engaging book since Midnight's Children' Observer
Shalimar the Clown was once a figure full of love and laughter. His skill as a tightrope walker was legendary in his native home of Kashmir. But fate has played him cruelly, torn him away from his beloved home and brought him to Los Angeles, where he works as a chauffeur. One morning he gets up, goes to work, and kills his employer, America's former counter-terrorist chief Maximilian Ophuls, in view of the victim's illegitimate daughter, India.
The killing has its roots halfway across the globe, back in Kashmir, a ruined paradise not so much lost as shattered. And gradually it emerges that beyond this unholy trinity of Max, India and Shalimar, lurks a fourth, shadowy figure, one who binds them all together.
'This is Rushdie at his most flamboyant best' Financial Times
A brilliant symphony... Exceptional... One of Rushdie's best novels yet
—— IndependentExtraordinary... Worth engaging with at every level; a thrilling story told in thrilling language
—— The TimesShalimar the Clown is Rushdie's most engaging book since Midnight's Children. It is a lament. It is a revenge story. it is a love story. And it is a warning
—— ObserverDeeply disturbing and immensely moving... An exquisite, broken thing of pain and beauty
—— IndependentExcellent... A characteristically daring walk along the tightrope of fiction
—— Sunday TelegraphThis is an important book... Wonderful
—— The TimesI'd say it's his best novel yet
—— Daily TelegraphThere are some breathtakingly eloquent passages
—— SpectatorPassionate, well-informed
—— London Review of BooksThe story is exciting and memorably analyses the way in which fanaticism can wreck the most inoffensive lives
—— Mail on Sunday[Vann is] such a fine craftsman.
—— ObserverStrange and sad and desperately readable
—— We Love This BookA kind of modern fairy tale, one laced with treachery and trials and the greatest demon of all to battle, the past ... Vann’s novels are striking, uncompromising portraits of American life; here is another exceptional example.
—— Booklist starred reviewBy pulling no punches in this explicit exploration of family, forgiveness, duty, acceptance, parent-child relationships, and what constitutes abuse, Vann has outdone himself.
—— Kirkus starred reviewA 12-year-old’s fragile world, mesmerizing innocence, and emerging adolescence are the heart of this alluring novel … Her fresh voice rings true … Since electrifying the literary world five years ago with his debut novel, Legend of a Suicide, Vann has racked up an astonishing number of international awards. This lovely, wrenching novel should add to that list.
—— Library Journal, starred reviewGenuinely thought-provoking.
—— CultureFlyVann’s deceptively simple style conceals the story’s raw emotional power.
—— Mail on Sunday
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