Midnight's children is his most popular work though.
For both books, having even a basic knowledge of Indian history would make the experience much better.
The ground beneath her feet is incredible too. Shame is intense, and if you're feeling thin on South Asian history I'd go with either.
Or if you want to go with European/world history, enchantress of Florence is a good one. Very well reviewed but I personally never read beyond the first thirty pages.
His new book 1001 nights is coming out this Sept. The short excerpt published in new yorker from it was incredible, so that might be a good option too.
East/West is a great short story collection, but has less magic than his novels.
My favorite is satanic verses, by far.
Midnight's children is his most popular work though.
For both books, having even a basic knowledge of Indian history would make the experience much better.
The ground beneath her feet is incredible too. Shame is intense, and if you're feeling thin on South Asian history I'd go with either.
Or if you want to go with European/world history, enchantress of Florence is a good one. Very well reviewed but I personally never read beyond the first thirty pages.
His new book 1001 nights is coming out this Sept. The short excerpt published in new yorker from it was incredible, so that might be a good option too.
East/West is a great short story collection, but has less magic than his novels.