num_pages: 398
description: This is the story of Maximilian Ophuls, America’s counterterrorism chief, one of the makers of the modern world; his Kashmiri Muslim driver and subsequent killer, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the clown; Max’s illegitimate daughter India; and a woman who links them, whose revelation finally explains them all. It is an epic narrative that moves from California to Kashmir, France, and England, and back to California again. Along the way there are tales of princesses lured from their homes by demons, legends of kings forced to defend their kingdoms against evil. And there is always love, gained and lost, uncommonly beautiful and mortally dangerous.
language: English
title: Shalimar the Clown
titlecomplete: Shalimar the Clown
characters: Boonyi Kaul, Max Ophuls, Noman Sher Noman
genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Indian Literature, India, Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 14033
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Crossword Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks