{"product_id":"2026200008781-secondhand-shame","title":"Shame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn\/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bold work of magical realism and political satire, Shame chronicles the turbulent history of a fictional country unmistakably mirroring Pakistan, where two powerful families — the Harappas and the Hyders — wage a bitter dynastic war for dominance. Salman Rushdie constructs a savage and darkly comedic portrait of power, corruption, and violence, presenting the rise and fall of figures who cast long shadows over an entire nation. At the centre of the narrative stands Omar Khayyam Shakil, a man born of shame and destined to orbit the lives of those more consequential than himself, while the fierce and otherworldly Sufiya Zinobia becomes the embodiment of all the shame a society refuses to acknowledge. Written with Rushdie's characteristic pyrotechnic prose, the novel argues that repression and dishonour, left to fester beneath the surface of a society, will inevitably erupt in catastrophic fury. A companion piece in spirit to Midnight's Children, this is a ferocious and essential work of postcolonial literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956398797019,"sku":"2026200008781-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0076d1df-290a-4ad9-bf86-fbc31fc7e080.png?v=1783500626","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008781-secondhand-shame","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}