{"product_id":"the-eleventh-hour-a-quintet-of-stories-9798217154197","title":"The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie, a spellbinding exploration of life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRushdie turns his extraordinary imagination to life's final act with a quintet of stories that span the three countries in which he has made his work--India, England, and America--and feature an unforgettable cast of characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In the South\" introduces a pair of quarrelsome old men--Junior and Senior--and their private tragedy at a moment of national calamity. In \"The Musician of Kahani,\" a musical prodigy from the Mumbai neighborhood featured in \u003ci\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/i\u003e uses her magical gifts to wreak devastation on the wealthy family she marries into. In \"Late,\" the ghost of a Cambridge don enlists the help of a lonely student to enact revenge upon the tormentor of his lifetime. \"Oklahoma\" plunges a young writer into a web of deceit and lies as he tries to figure out whether his mentor killed himself or faked his own death. And \"The Old Man in the Piazza\" is a powerful parable for our times about freedom of speech. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo we accommodate ourselves to death, or rail against it? Do we spend our \"eleventh hour\" in serenity or in rage? And how do we achieve fulfillment with our lives if we don't know the end of our own stories? \u003ci\u003eThe Eleventh Hour\u003c\/i\u003e ponders life and death, legacy and identity with the penetrating insight and boundless imagination that have made Salman Rushdie one of the most celebrated writers of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217154197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen novels--\u003ci\u003eLuka and the Fire of Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGrimus\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMidnight's Children\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he won the Booker Prize and the Best of the Booker); \u003ci\u003eShame\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Satanic Verses\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHaroun and the Sea of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Moor's Last Sigh\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Ground Beneath Her Feet\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFury\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShalimar the Clown\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Enchantress of Florence\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTwo Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Golden House\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eQuichotte\u003c\/i\u003e (which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize); and \u003ci\u003eVictory City\u003c\/i\u003e--and one collection of short stories: \u003ci\u003eEast, West\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published six works of nonfiction--\u003ci\u003eThe Jaguar Smile\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eImaginary Homelands\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eStep Across This Line\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJoseph Anton\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLanguages of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eKnife \u003c\/i\u003e(which was a finalist for the National Book Award)--and coedited two anthologies, \u003ci\u003eMirrorwork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories 2008\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. A former president of PEN America, Rushdie was knighted in 2007 for services to literature.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398478119126,"sku":"9798217154197","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_ae405d35-cf0b-46aa-acd8-4442ff02cf43.jpg?v=1761523641","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/the-eleventh-hour-a-quintet-of-stories-9798217154197","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}