First published 1995
Salman Rushdie's "The Moor's Last Sigh" traces the tumultuous history of the Zogoiby family, whose fortunes rise and fall with the changing tides of 20th-century India. When the narrative's mercurial narrator, Moraes "Moor" Zogoiby, is born with an accelerated aging condition, his life becomes a microcosm of his family's triumphs and tragedies. As Moor recounts the Zogoibys' intrigues, betrayals, and illicit passions, a vivid portrait emerges of a nation in flux, where old money, new industry, and ancient traditions collide. At the heart of this epic tale lies Moor's desperate quest to unravel his family's buried secrets before time catches up with him.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, epic, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: epic-sweep, unreliable-narrator
Setting: India
Period: 20th Century
434 pages · Paperback · Vintage