A first edition, first printing of Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape, London in 2005. A near fine copy, signed by the author on the title page, free from internal inscriptions or marks, with clean, bright pages and a firm binding. In a near fine unclipped dust wrapper, showing only very light handling wear, with colours strong and no tears or loss.
Shalimar the Clown is Rushdie’s ninth novel, a politically charged work moving between Kashmir, Europe, and the United States, exploring love, betrayal, terrorism, and exile. Written during his post-Fury period, it marks a return to overtly political themes and forms part of the core sequence of signed modern Rushdie first editions.
