First published 1990
Salman Rushdie's "In Good Faith" plunges readers into the fiery aftermath of a controversial novel. When an exiled Indian author publishes a book deemed blasphemous, a fatwa is issued, forcing him into hiding. As protests erupt worldwide, the author's family is caught in the crosshairs, their lives upended by the maelstrom. With assassins closing in, the author must confront the weight of his words and the power of belief. In this electrifying tale, Rushdie explores the volatile collision of art, religion, and extremism, where the personal becomes political, and the consequences are explosive.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, personal-becomes-political
Setting: India
Period: Contemporary
20 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: violence