The Ground Beneath Her Feet

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The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a 1999 novel by Salman Rushdie that reimagines the Orpheus and Eurydice myth within the world of rock music and global pop culture.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Salman Rushdie
basedOn myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followedBy Fury
genre fiction
magic realism
mythic fiction
hasCoverArtist Chip Kidd
hasMainCharacter Ormus Cama
Vina Apsara
hasMotif alternate realities
earthquakes
rock and roll
hasNarrator Umeed Rai
hasPlaceInStory Bombay
London
New York City
hasTheme celebrity culture
fame
globalization
identity
loss
love
migration
music
myth and modernity
inspiredSong "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" by U2
ISBN 0-224-05029-2
language English
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor blend of myth, pop culture, and magic realism
reimagining the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in a rock music context
pageCount 575
partOf Salman Rushdie bibliography
precededBy The Moor's Last Sigh
publicationDate 1999
publisher Henry Holt and Company
Jonathan Cape
setInPeriod second half of the 20th century
setting global pop culture
world of rock music
titleTakenFrom song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
notableWork
The Moor's Last Sigh
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