Victory City (Rushdie Salman)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries--from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie "Victory City is a triumph--not because it exists, but because it is utterly enchanting."--The Atlantic

Salman Rushdie is one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of the Year - A New Yorker Best Book of the Year In the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-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 a goddess, who begins to speak out of the girl's mouth. Granting
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