Victory City

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Victory City is a 2023 novel by Salman Rushdie that blends history and fantasy to chronicle the rise and fall of a mythical empire in 14th-century southern India.

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instanceOf novel
author Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED
authorFullName Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie NERFINISHED
authorNationality Indian-born British-American
centralTheme creation of empire
feminism
mortality
myth and history
power and politics
religious conflict
storytelling
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive
firstPublisherImprint Jonathan Cape (UK) NERFINISHED
Random House (US) NERFINISHED
genre fantasy
historical fiction
magical realism
hasHistoricalElements yes
hasMagicRealistElements yes
hasMythologicalElements yes
imaginaryEmpire Bisnaga NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED
isbn10USHardcover 0593243396
isbn13USHardcover 9780593243398
languageVariant Indian English influences
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainCharacter Pampa Kampana NERFINISHED
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
narrativeDevice found manuscript
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor allegorical treatment of power
blend of history and fantasy
strong female protagonist
originalLanguage English
pageCountUSHardcover 352
protagonistGender female
publicationYear 2023
publisher Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED
Random House NERFINISHED
publisherCountryUK United Kingdom NERFINISHED
publisherCountryUS United States NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS 2023-02-07
setInRegion southern India NERFINISHED
setInTimePeriod 14th century

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