{"product_id":"salman-rushdie-shame-signed-first-uk-edition","title":"Salman Rushdie - Shame - Signed First UK Edition","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"664\"\u003eA first edition, first printing of \u003cem data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eShame\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 \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJonathan Cape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, London in 1983. A very good copy, signed by the author on the title page, free from internal inscriptions or markings, with light, even toning to the text block. In a near fine unclipped dust wrapper, and is clean and presentable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"1035\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eShame\u003c\/em\u003e is Rushdie’s third novel and one of his most important early works, a politically charged and allegorical examination of power, identity, and moral corruption in a fictionalised Pakistan. Written in the period between \u003cem data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"917\"\u003eMidnight’s Children\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"942\"\u003eThe Satanic Verses\u003c\/em\u003e, it represents a key stage in Rushdie’s development as a major international literary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453759471668,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/C672B26B-0DC5-4210-B880-9A898929414B_1_201_a.jpg?v=1769512621","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/salman-rushdie-shame-signed-first-uk-edition","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}