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The Jaguar Smile

A Nicaraguan Journey
By Salman Rushdie
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In The Jaguar Smile, Salman Rushdie offers a vivid account of his journey to Nicaragua during the mid-1980s, a time of political turbulence. Through his observations, Rushdie captures the culture, political climate, and the hopes and struggles of the Nicaraguan people during the Sandinista regime. This travelogue combines personal insight with historical context, providing a compelling portrait of a nation in transition.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by travel narratives that blend political commentary with personal reflection. Salman Rushdie offers a vivid exploration of Nicaragua during a time of significant political change, providing an insightful perspective into the culture and dynamics of the region. If you're fascinated by stories that mix adventure with an exploration of complex socio-political landscapes, this might be a great read for you.

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The Jaguar Smile

Presents a portrait of the people, the politics, the land, and the poetry of Nicaragua. This book brings to the forefront the palpable human facts of a country in the midst of revolution. It shows us the true Nicaragua, where nothing is simple, everything is contested, and life-or-death struggles are an everyday occurrence.

An extraordinary and vivid introduction to the country of Nicaragua and its politics.

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An extraordinary and vivid introduction to the country of Nicaragua and its politics from the Booker-winning author of Midnight's Children.

In this brilliantly focused and haunting portrait of the people, the politics, the land, and the poetry of Nicaragua, Salman Rushdie brings to the forefront the palpable human facts of a country in the midst of revolution.

Rushdie went to Nicaragua in 1986. What he discovered was overwhelming - a land of difficult, often beautiful contradictions, of strange heroes and warrior-poets. Rushdie came to know an enormous range of people, from the foreign minister, a priest, to the midwife who kept a pet cow in her living room.

His perceptions, always heightened by his sensitivity and his unique flair for language, are vividly expressed in The Jaguar Smile. Rushdie brings us the true Nicaragua, where nothing is simple, everything is contested, and life-or-death struggles are an everyday occurrence.

'Stirring and original' - New York Times

'A masterpiece of sympathetic yet critical reporting' - Edward Said

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The Jaguar Smile has been widely praised for its originality and stirring narrative, as noted by The New York Times. Newsday describes the book as a vivid and insightful introduction for those unfamiliar with its subject matter. Edward Said regards it as an extraordinary work of sympathetic yet critical reporting, highlighting Rushdie's wit and distinctive style.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099285229

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 118g

Pages: 160

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Politics & Current Affairs Salman Rushdie Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Salman Rushdie is the author of ten novels, one collection of short stories, three works of non-fiction, and the co-editor of The Vintage Book of Indian Writing. In 1993 Midnight's Children was judged to be the Best of the Booker, the best novel to have won the Booker Prize in its forty year history. The Moor's Last Sigh won the Whitbread Prize in 1995 and the European Union's Aristeion Prize for Literature in 1996. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.

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