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        The Satanic Verses


        setting

        India; England

        time

        1980s

        language

        English

        region

        Asia-pacific

        year published

        1988

        page count

        547

        difficulty

        Difficult

        main characters

        Gibreel Farishta, Saladin Chamcha

        Rip's impressions

        Reserved for Guest Editor

        first line

        To be born again, sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, 'first you have to die.'

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)