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East, West

East, West

Literary FictionShort Stories
Pages
224
Published
1994
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection of nine stories explores the intricate intimacies and unbridgeable distances between the East and the West. Characters range from a rickshaw driver dreaming of stardom to Hollywood icons with magic powers, and Indian diplomats caught in a world of conspiracy. In these hybrid tales, an Indian guru might be a Welshman, and Christopher Columbus an immigrant seeking glory, as individuals navigate love, home, and cultural identity across continents.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

Thought-ProvokingComplexPhilosophicalReflective
Fish Out of WaterMultiple POVs

Genres

Literary Fiction Short Stories Magical Realism Political Thriller

About the author

S
Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie was born in 1947 in Bombay to a Kashmiri family. He won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. His style is often classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction, and a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, disruptions and migrations between the Eastern and Western world.

Characters

rickshaw driverProtagonist
Indian diplomatsProtagonist
young Pakistani womanProtagonist
elderly Indian ladyProtagonist
Hamlet's jesterSupporting
All characters in East, West