Shalimar the Clown

“Shalimar the Clown” — one of the best novels by Salman Rushdie.

In this story, full of love, passion, pain, and tragedy, the four main characters are the former U.S. ambassador to India Max Ophuls, his daughter India, her mother Bunny, and her husband Nomar, whom everyone calls Shalimar.

But in the narrative, Kashmir plays a crucial role, the disputed region of Hindustan, fought over by India and Pakistan.

Different countries flicker, people of various nationalities and faiths try to understand who they really are, wishing to find happiness and regain a lost paradise.