The Golden House Salman Rushdie Hardcover Book

The Golden House Salman Rushdie Hardcover Book New York Times Bestseller Named one of the best books of the year by NPR • PBS • Harper’s Bazaar • Esquire • Financial Times A modern American epic set against the panorama of contemporary politics and culture-a hurtling, page-turning mystery that is equal parts The Great Gatsby and The Bonfire of the Vanities On the day of Barack Obamas inauguration, an enigmatic billionaire from foreign shores takes up residence in the architectural jewel of "the Gardens," a cloistered community in New York's Greenwich Village. The residents are immediately intrigued by the eccentric newcomer and his family. Along with his improbable name, untraceable accent, and unmistakable whiff of danger, Nero Golden has brought along his three adult sons. There is no mother, no wife; at least not until Vasilisa, a sleek Russian expat, snags the septuagenarian Nero, becoming the queen to his king-a queen in want of an heir. Our guide to the Goldens' world is their neighbor René, an ambitious young filmmaker. Researching a movie about the Goldens, he ingratiates himself into their household. Seduced by their mystique, he is inevitably implicated in their quarrels, their infidelities, and, indeed, their crimes Hard Cover with Dust Jacket ISBN: 9780525509745 Published Date: 2017 Publisher: Random House Language: English Page Count: 380 Size: 9.59" l x 6.44" w x 1.23" h Category: Political fiction First Edition. Mint condition. 03.04