There are glimpses of abysses below the surfaces of things. Cracks and tears have begun to appear in the fabric of the real. Around these three, the uncertain world itself is beginning to tremble and break. He is a man caught up in the loves and quarrels of the age's goddesses and gods, but dares to have ambitions of his own. Telling the story of Ormus and Vina, he finds that he is also revealing his own truths: his human failings, his immortal longings. Their epic romance is narrated by Ormus's childhood friend and Vina's sometime lover, her "back-door man," the photographer Rai, whose astonishing voice, filled with stories, images, myths, anger, wisdom, humor, and love, is perhaps the book's true hero. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks, and again finds her, over and over, throughout his own extraordinary life in music. At the beginning of this stunning novel, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again by human eyes. Signed by Author(s).Salman Rushdie's most ambitious and accomplished novel, sure to be hailed as his masterpiece. NEAR FINE WITH NO CREASING TO SPINE, SOLID BINDING AND NO MARKING TO INTERIOR. Photograph of Salman Rushdie on rear cover. ***************************************** TITLE : The Ground Beneath Her Feet / AUTHOR : Salman Rushdie / IMPRINT : Henry Holt & Company (Picador Paperback) / PLACE : New York / DATE : (© 1999) / EDITION : Fourth Picador Printing / SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Signed by Author on Title Page / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade paperback 575 pages 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 1" decorated glossy wraps, glued.
****************************************** Signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page in his own enigmatic style, this copy, remaining in near fine condition, is a must have for Rushdie Completists.
Using the wild world of modern rock and roll as a base, Rushdie retells the story of Orpheus and the woman he loved through the modern characters Vina Apsara and Ormus Cama, as recounted by their friend Rai, who in fact, becomes more than a narrator, and seems to be the true hero of this enormously complex and entertaining novel. Originally published in 1999, this reprint is the fourth Picador Paperback printing, issued by Henry Holt, circa 2001. This copy is signed by Rushdie on the title page. This is "The Earth Beneath Her Feet" a novel by Salman Rushdie.
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