{"product_id":"salman-rushdie-shalimar-the-clown-first-uk-edition","title":"Salman Rushdie - Shalimar the Clown - First UK Edition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"508\"\u003eA first edition, first printing of \u003cem data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"139\"\u003eShalimar the Clown\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"856\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eShalimar the Clown\u003c\/em\u003e 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-\u003cem data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eFury\u003c\/em\u003e period, it marks a return to overtly political themes and forms part of the core sequence of signed modern Rushdie first editions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453812031540,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/009307AD-35BF-4B34-9006-97693C2D230E_1_105_c.jpg?v=1769515618","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/salman-rushdie-shalimar-the-clown-first-uk-edition","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}