Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Rushdie, Salman. The Satanic Verses.

5 leaves, 546, (4) pp. 8vo. Orig. cloth, dust-jacket. – (London), Viking, (September) 1988.

First edition, signed by the author on title page. Salman Rushdie’s (*1947) fourth and most famous novel „The Satanic Verses“ caused a huge scandal and was banned in several countries. Accused of blasphemy, Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ruling against Rushdie with a death sentence. He was the victim of several assassination attempts and translators of the book were attacked as well. Rushdie wrote a memoire of his life after the 2022 attack, which will be published in April 2024. – Kuortti B88.5. – Light foxing to edges, else a near fine copy. – Best.-Nr. 25788