The Satanic Verses unfolds like a kaleidoscope of identities and beliefs, where two men—cast adrift from life and faith—navigate a fractured world of exile, memory, and transformation. Blending myth and reality with a lyrical, sometimes incendiary voice, the narrative probes the fragile boundaries between doubt and devotion, truth and illusion. What happens when the sacred collides with the profane, and the self must confront the shadow of its own fractured soul? This provocative journey challenges readers to reconsider the power of stories, the nature of faith, and the cost of freedom in a world that demands both conformity and rebellion.

• Originally Published: 1988
• Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2008
• Genre: Fiction, Magical Realism
• Pages: 576
• Book Type: Hardcopy
• ISBN: 9780812976717
• Access: Members