Salman Rushdie: Two years, eight months and twenty-eight nights (2015, Knopf Canada)
290 pages
English language
Published Dec. 14, 2015 by Knopf Canada.
From Salman Rushdie, one of the great writers of our time, comes a spellbinding novel that blends history and folklore with tremendous philosophical depth. Once upon a time, in a world just like ours, there came "the time of the strangenesses." Reason receded and the loudest, most illiberal voices reigned. A simple gardener began to levitate, and a powerful djinn - also known as the Princess of Fairyland - raised an army composed entirely of her semi-magical great-great-great-grandchildren. And a battle for the kingdom of Fairyland was waged throughout our world for 1,001 nights.
I jumped at the opportunity to get my hands on a new Salman Rushdie book before it was published and I'm glad I did. Sometimes Rushdie can get a little precious with the magical realism but I didn't find that to be the case with Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Days. There's a deliciously dark edge that keeps things from getting too cutesy and whimsical. Phenomenal beach read.
