Salman Rushdie — Shame
London, Jonathan Cape, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work of magic realism, depicting how shame creates violence from Salman Rushdie, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The novel takes place in the fictional town of 'Q', blending fantasy and reality through its real world inspirations and its commentary on artificial country divisions. Written by Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born British-American novelist. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
