{"product_id":"2026600000714-secondhand-shame","title":"Shame","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st us ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA darkly satirical work of postcolonial fiction, Shame chronicles the turbulent history of a fictional nation unmistakably mirroring Pakistan, weaving together the rival dynasties of the Hyder and Harappa families in a tale of power, corruption, and moral collapse. Rushdie constructs a world where the twin forces of shame and shamelessness drive his characters to acts of violence, political betrayal, and self-destruction, illustrating how entire societies can be held hostage by these primal emotions. Written with the same exuberant, myth-laden prose that defines his broader body of work, the novel presents a biting indictment of military dictatorship and patriarchal oppression, filtered through the lens of magical realism. At its center stands Omar Khayyam Shakil, a man born of three mothers and destined to orbit the lives of the powerful, and the haunting figure of Sufiya Zinobia, whose body becomes a vessel for the collective shame her society refuses to acknowledge. Bold, inventive, and unflinching, Shame stands as one of the most important political novels of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750326874331,"sku":"2026600000714-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/36aca565-c6bd-427d-89cb-515e7743d555.png?v=1778094303","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000714-secondhand-shame","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}