{"product_id":"2026200009519-secondhand-grimus","title":"Grimus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact hardcover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalman Rushdie's debut novel, Grimus, is a wildly ambitious work of fantasy and magical realism that announces the arrival of one of literature's most dazzling imaginations. The novel chronicles the journey of Flapping Eagle, a Native American man granted immortality who wanders the earth for centuries before discovering the mysterious island of Calf Island, dominated by the enigmatic figure of Grimus. Drawing on Persian Sufi poetry — most notably Farid ud-Din Attar's The Conference of the Birds — Rushdie constructs a labyrinthine allegorical universe brimming with philosophical inquiry, dark humour, and surreal invention. The narrative uncovers the cost of immortality and the human hunger for meaning, identity, and belonging with both wit and metaphysical depth. Praised by Ursula Le Guin as a fireworks of a book: beautiful, funny and endlessly surprising, Grimus remains a bold, genre-defying achievement that rewards adventurous readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888011292891,"sku":"2026200009519-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4180c028-2800-46ef-beda-bd5485efb00b.png?v=1781752591","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009519-secondhand-grimus","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}