num_pages: 287
description: Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared the symptoms of pregnancy, as they did everything else, inseparably. At their six breasts, Omar was warned against all feelings and nuances of shame. It was training which would prove useful when he left his mothers' fortress (via the dumb-waiter) to face his shameless future. As captivating fairy-tale, devastating political satire and exquisite, uproarious entertainment, Shame is a novel without rival.
language: English
title: Shame
titlecomplete: Shame
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Indian Literature, Asia, India, Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Pakistan
ratings_count: 12103
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman
publisher: Picador