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Spanning the utopia of tribal, peaceful life to the dystopia of modernization, world war, genocide and terrorism, Shalimar the Clown is hynotizing, heartbreaking, and above all, impossible to put down.
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Shalimar the Clown: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
Carolyn, May 21, 2007
Spanning the utopia of tribal, peaceful life to the dystopia of modernization, world war, genocide and terrorism, Shalimar the Clown is hynotizing, heartbreaking, and above all, impossible to put down.(8 of 15 readers found this comment helpful)
Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism
Carolyn, October 1, 2006
A must-read for any critic, artist, art historian, or art lover.(1 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
Carolyn, October 1, 2006
Psychologically compelling and stark.(3 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)