Kenya

Devil on the Cross

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Government / national · 1982 · lifted

I Will Marry When I Want

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Government / national · 1977 · lifted

Matigari

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Government / national · 1987 · lifted

Petals of Blood

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Government / national · 1977 · lifted

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published September 26, 1988 and inspired in part by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters. The title refers to the satanic verses, a group of Quranic verses that refer to three pagan Meccan goddesses: Allāt, Uzza, and Manāt. The part of the story that deals with the "satanic verses" was based on accounts fro

Government / national · 1989