Rushdie needed to find a way to re-establish balance once again which he did this through the strength of his writing.Įqually, our protagonists, Vina, Cama and Rai also use their artistic talents to resist the uncertainties in their lives. He had to learn how to fight back against the power that held him down. Chapter 2, Melodies and SilencesĮxpressively, Rushdie stated that during his fatwa he needed to find his feet again. The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step out of the frame. Reading his books in 2018, almost 20 years after the Iranian government lifted their death sentence on him it’s worth noting the different times. Rushdie, at the time, was very much the ‘ poster boy’ of free expression in a world of heavy censorship. It’s a melting pot of genres, all meshing into a style that can only be captured by Salman Rushdie. Throughout we’re treated to a semi rock-drama/semi Indian myth come love-story. It’s Rai who narrates the story and gives us an alternative universe existing in the 1950’s – 1990’s. The story is a variant of the Orpheus/Eurydice myth, with a rock-and-roll twist.Īt its core, the story revolves around a young Indian woman, Vina Apsara, and her two lovers, Ormus Cama and Umeed Merchant (aka Rai). The Ground Beneath Her Feet (1999) is Salman Rushdie’s sixth novel.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |