James Walton

Has Salman Rushdie become his own pastiche?

If he were less distinguished, an editor might have risked the words ‘You need to lose around 80 pages, Salman’

The goddess Parvati in a Pahari painting of 1785. Her spirit enters into Pampa Kampana, giving her magical gifts. [The Archer Collection/Alamy] 
issue 04 February 2023

  • Victory City

    Salman Rushdie

    Jonathan Cape, pp. 352, £22

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