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082	1		_aFIC RUS _2
100	1		_aRushdie, Salman, 1947-
245	1	0	_aVictory city : _ba novel _c/ Salman Rushdie
260			_aNew York _b: Random House _c, 2023
300			_a336 p. _c; 24 cm
520			_aIn the wake of a battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in 14th-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for the goddess Parvati, who begins to speak out of the girl's mouth. Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana's comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga - the wonder of the world. Over the next 250 years, Pampa Kampana's life becomes deeply interwoven with Bisnaga's, from its literal sowing out of a bag of magic seeds to its tragic ruination. Whispering Bisnaga and its citizens into existence, Pampa Kampana attempts to make good on the task that Parvati set for her - to give women equal agency in a patriarchal world. But all stories have a way of getting away from their creator. As years pass, the very fabric of Bisnaga becomes an ever more complex tapestry - with Pampa Kampana at its centre.
546			_aEnglish
650		4	_aParvati (Hindu deity) _x-Fiction
650		4	_aCities and towns _v--Fiction
650		4	_aGrief _v-Fiction
650		4	_aWomen _z-India _v--Fiction
650		4	_aSex role _x-Fiction
650		4	_aGoddesses _x-Fiction
651		4	_aIndia _x-History _y-1000-1526 _x-Fiction
655		4	_aFantasy fiction
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