The Moor's Last Sigh

Critical reception

Reviewing the novel in the New York Times upon its publication, Norman Rush wrote, "[T]his novel, looked at as a work of literary art, is a triumph, an intricate and deceptive one.... So, another brave and dazzling fable from Salman Rushdie, one that meets the test of civic usefulness -- broadly conceived -- as certainly as it fulfills the requirements of true art."[2] On 5 November 2019 BBC Arts included The Moor's Last Sigh on its list of the 100 most influential novels.[3]


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