Rushdie, Salman — The Moor's Last Sigh

New York, Pantheon Books, 1995. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another dense and captivating novel from the recently stabbed author under long-term fatwa in Iran, the author of The Satanic Verses and the Booker Prize-winning Midnight's Children. This novel's protagonist, Moraes Zogoiby, ages too quickly and tells the story of his family across four generations with an especial focus on the women in his family, particularly his mother. Sturdily bound in black cloth over boards, clean of interior, bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, sharp and distinct. 435 pp. including a note about the author.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,