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  • By: Salman Rushdie
  • Narrated by: Vikas Adams
  • Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (36 ratings)

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The Golden House

By: Salman Rushdie
Narrated by: Vikas Adams
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Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of The Golden House by Salman Rushdie.

When powerful real estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult children assume new identities, taking Roman names, and move into a grand mansion in downtown Manhattan.

Arriving shortly after the inauguration of Barack Obama, he and his sons, each extraordinary in his own right, quickly establish themselves at the apex of New York society. The story of the powerful Golden family is told from the point of view of their Manhattanite neighbour and confidant, René, an aspiring filmmaker who finds in the Goldens the perfect subject.

René chronicles the undoing of the house of Golden: the high life of money, of art and fashion, a sibling quarrel, an unexpected metamorphosis, the arrival of a beautiful woman, betrayal and murder, and, far away in their abandoned homeland, some decent intelligence work.

Invoking literature, pop culture, and the cinema, Rushdie spins the story of the American zeitgeist over the last eight years, hitting every beat: the rise of the birther movement, the Tea Party, Gamergate and identity politics; the backlash against political correctness; the ascendency of the superhero movie; and, of course, the insurgence of a ruthlessly ambitious, narcissistic, media-savvy villain wearing makeup and with coloured hair.

In a new world order of alternative truths, Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity, truth, terror and lies. A brilliant, heartbreaking realist novel that is uncannily prescient and shows one of the world's greatest storytellers working at the height of his powers.

©2017 Salman Rushdie (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks

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Never read Rushdie

If you have never read Salman Rushdie then this is a good starting point. Every human personality has two sides. Each of us is a mix of both good and evil, Rushdie delves into the dichotomy

The story follows a criminal matriarch who migrates to the USA and re-establishes himself and his family in New York. The story follows this troubled family. No individual or family is without its problems. Relationships within the family unit are not always what they appear from the outside. There are always tensions and in this family they rip the fabric of family apart

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Lacking a bit of poetry if you know what I mean

Rushdie seems a little 2 comfortable in reference here . A predictable story . Good parts for people about identity , pretty didactic but .

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Phenomenal

Rushdie at his very best - long one of my favourite authors, in The Golden House he raps into modern politics and social commentary with his usual gift of the tale. Loved it.
Orator was very easy to listen to also

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