Shame
By: Salman Rushdie.
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Description: "Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared the smptoms 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." -- Back cover.
Notes: Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1983.