And so I sit here in the last light, upon this stone, among these olive-trees, gazing out across a valley towards a distant hill; and there it stands, the glory of the Moors, their triumphant masterpiece and their last redoubt. The Alhambra...
"This four-generational family saga takes place in Rushdie's native southern India and witnesses the decline of a spice-trading dynasty, a century-long drama of "family rifts and premature deaths and thwarted loves and mad passions and weak chests and power and money and the even more morally dubious seductions and mysteries of art." The fanciful tale is related by the last of the exhausted family line, Moraes Zogoiby, son of a pair of Indians of far different backgrounds and persuasions, his father Jewish and a Mob leader in Bombay, his mother Catholic and celebrated for her artistry. The "Moor," as he is called, was born physically precocious; in fact, he ages at twice the normal rate. The plot does not unfold--it floods like a river gone over its banks, exploding with incredible events and larger-than-life characters, and to be carried along is to ride beautiful prose through the colliding and conjoining of races and religions that have gone into the making of the fabric of Indian history and culture. A marvelously wrought novel, guaranteed to entrance."(Booklist)

I bought this one to be able to share the work of my favourite author (ok, one of my favourites ;)). As this is a second copy I don't have any restrictions regarding the reading-time you need to pass this book along. I organize this as a bookring simply because I want to avoid wild releasing for this copy. I hope you will enjoy!

Bookring participants so far:

1. blacksheeps99
2. Auglaise (UK)
3. billhookbabe (UK)
4. vcrain (US)
5. auster (España)
6. Neuilly (UK)
7. vineet (Portugal) (with reservations)
8. ...

RELEASE NOTES:

Received yesterday - thanks a lot - I´m really looking forward to read it :-)

PS: Nobody after me??

I have to apologise for this delay - the last time I looked at this books journals I was the only one on the list and I thought I could take my time - sorry for letting you wait.

I really liked Rushdie´s style and use of words.

Thanks a lot to Rohrspatz for sharing :-)

The book is on its way to Auglaise

Received today. Thank you!

I haven't gotten a chance to read this yet, but it also doesn't look like I'm going to and I've had it for a rather long time. I'll have it on it's way as soon as I'm able!

Being sent on today!

Thanks Auglaise. Got it this morning. Another author I have never read. Looking forward to reading this one by then end of February.

Starting to read in the next day or so.

I tried and tried but couldn't get into this one at all, I think it was the style of writing more than the story. He tells it like a gossiping woman, with the story going off at all tangents which I found tedious. I did give it a good go though and hope the next person loves it as much as you Rohrspatz. Thanks for giving me the chance to read an author I have never read before.

bhb

I have tried and put can't get into this book. will send pm to auster

will send this to auster on wed

just received. thank you so much, i'll try to read it fast.