The world renowned author of The Satanic Verses and The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Salman Rushdie is a Whitbread Award winner and recipient of the Booker Prize. His first truly American novel, Fury is a metaphorically rich black comedy that reflects the pressure-cooker of modern life. Malik Solanka, irascible doll-maker and retired historian of ideas, suffers the pain of wanting without knowing exactly what it is he wants. Aged 55, he is at once filled with melancholy and surging rage--so much so that he fears for the safety of his wife and young son. Escaping to New York City and its crowded streets, Malik seeks to extinguish himself and forget the life he left behind in London. It is here, in this void of virtual anonymity, that he falls in love again. In battle for possession of his very soul, Malik exemplifies the human need for connection. This unabridged recording features author Salman Rushdie's own intensely powerful narration.
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"Wonderful, wonderful! A tale for young and old. I enjoyed this lovely story from beginning to end. Tomorrow I will begin reading it aloud to my two precious young sons. I think it's time I read all the Rushdie books in my collection...what has taken me so long. " — Tracey-Lee (4 out of 5 stars)
"Wonderful, wonderful! A tale for young and old. I enjoyed this lovely story from beginning to end. Tomorrow I will begin reading it aloud to my two precious young sons. I think it's time I read all the Rushdie books in my collection...what has taken me so long. "
“Rushdie’s ideas—about society, about culture, about politics—are embedded in his stories and in the interlocking momentum with which he tells them. His reflective power lies in the way his fiction simply unfolds. All of Rushdie’s synthesizing energy, the way he brings together ancient myth and old story, contemporary incident and archetypal emotion, transfigures reason into a waking dream.”
“Salman Rushdie’s great grasp of the human tragicomedy—its dimensions, its absurdities and horrors—has made him one of the most intelligent fiction writers in the English language.”
“Finger-snapping, wildly stupefying, often slyly funny, red-blooded and red-toothed. [Fury] twinkles brightly.”
" reading it in spanish "
" Rushdie displays a bit of range that we did not know he possessed and comes up with his most accessible and enjoyable novel. "
" Rushdie seems to have lost his fire during his forced exile. There is anger here - but inconclusive anger "
" Fury? A better title might be Impotence, Poor Decision Making or Whiny Discontent, and the old author has a beautiful women chasing him. Uggggggh. Only a few stylistic twists save this one from one star. "
" Very heavy and verbose. I had a tough time getting through it though parts were very insightful and the prose, when not over the top highbrow, was beautiful. "
" this book is superb........da only rushdie i could put my hands on till date......its has hint of mystery but more important is Rushide's mastery....i loved it "
" My first Salman Rushdie book. He is all over the place and a very poetic writer. "
" I don't know what it is, but I just don't like SR's writing. It's too fantasy-esque. And I hate the fantasy genre. Too bad, because I do like his talks. "
" What a timely book! "
" Wish I know crux of his writings!! .. Need to read him more. "
" A somewhat frightening glimpse of fury - and one which feels a little autobiographical and thus real. "
" This book is absolutely ludicrous. "
" Salman Rushdie's pop-culture references, rich language and intelligent wit make this a blistering read. He pulls off some pretty wacky stuff in his books with panache. Rushdie for the Nobel Prize! "
" A good story that I guess is based loosely on real characters in Rushdie's life. As usual, I find his mastery of words to be richly rewarding for the listener/reader. "
" While Satanic Verses will go down as his most notable work for sure, I found this book to be hands down his most enjoyable, relatable and wonderfully discontented. "
" I didn't finish this as I got a bit tired of the constant jumping about and the lack of story development. "
" hard to get into in the beginning portion, but becomes more engaging later on. a bit dispairing, and sometimes with rambling passages amidst the interesting parts, but at least an easy-to-follow writing style. "
" Disappointing read of a falling giant "
" After reading Midnight's Children I was super excited to read more Rushdie. And while his language in Fury was still beautiful, I found neither the characters nor plot very likeable. "
" Not quite on the level of "Underworld" in terms of badness (and not in a good way), but only because it's a couple of hundred pages shorter. "
" Mid-life crisis on paper. Disappointing. "
" There are others who reviewed the book better than I can. I just didn't like it. Thought it sucked actually. Flipped through to see if it would improve and from what I could tell, it just got worse, so I quit. Then I read other reviews and was glad I didn't bother plodding though it. "
" Salman Rushdie meets Super Mario Brothers "
" Beautiful fairytale, strikingly similar to The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and just as re-readable. A truly fantastic tale. "
" Interesting fairy tale and sweeping review of all the gods and could up date with current technology. Luka reminded me a lot of Mario. "
" The Oddsey + the Legend of Zelda + The Lord of the Rings + Super Mario Brothers + 1001 Arabian Nights. Good fun read, would be good for children who are good readers. "
" Very entertaining. Reminded me of Arabat, a young child falling into an alternative reality, populated by odd and interesting creatures. I love the idea of all the old Gods hanging out together because no one thinks they are important anymore. Makes me want to read Haroun and the Sea of Stories. "
" A fun and heartening read. A beautifully told story of youth dealing with the concept of death. So lighthearted, free and youthful, that the heaviness of Luka's task feels negligible. Definitely going to my young nephew's bookshelf and his grandfather's too! "
Salman Rushdie is the author of a collection of short stories, a collection of essays, and fourteen novels, including Midnight's Children, which won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker. He has also published four works of nonfiction and coedited two anthologies. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. A former president of PEN American Center, hewas knighted in 2007 for services to literature.
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