by Salman Rushdie · C. Bertelsmann Verlag · tapa dura · ISBN 9783570102749
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«Zwei Jahre, acht Monate und achtundzwanzig Nächte» is the fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie, published by C. Bertelsmann Verlag in hardcover (384 pages, in German).
Dunia, princess of light, falls in love with the philosopher Ibn Rushd and has many children with him. The dispute between Ibn Rushd and the cleric Ghazali —faith versus reason— opens a crack in the universe through which the djinns enter. Dunia helps humanity in a battle of two years, eight months and twenty-eight nights, that is, a thousand and one nights.
The translation from English is by Sigrid Ruschmeier; the original title is «Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights». Edition published in 2015.
For readers of Salman Rushdie and magical realism: fantasy, humor and a reflection on faith and reason.
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British and American novelist. His work often combines magical realism with historical fiction and primarily deals with connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations, typically set on the Indian subcontinent. Rushdie's second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be "the best novel of all winners" on two occasions that marked the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize.
