Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

The character of the chief protagonist of The Satanic Verses is based on Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan and a bit of Rama Rao. The title refers to what are known as the satanic verses, a group of Qur'an verses that allowed for prayers of intercession to be made to three Pagan Meccan goddesses: Allāt, Uzza, and Manāt. The part of the story that deals with the "satanic verses" in the book was based on the accounts of the historians al-Waqidi and al-Tabari.

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This book is on the following lists:

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3. - Costa Book Award - Best Novel (Costa Coffee)
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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	The Satanic Verses Publisher: The Viking Press	Hardcover	1216459	$8.03	$1.38
	The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist)	Paperback	36091	$1.95	$0.64	2000
	The Satanic Verses	Audio CD	1082185	$37.81	$29.99	2009
	The Satanic Verses	Hardcover	1959882	$22.50	$4.17	1988
	By Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Reprint)	Paperback	1359741	$24.20	$8.13	2008
	The Satanic Verses	Hardcover	568277	$4.80	$0.01	1988
	The Satanic Verses by Rushdie, Salman unknown Edition [Hardcover(1989)]	Hardcover	172203	$10.39	$3.39
	Los versos satánicos (Spanish Edition)	Kindle Edition	648944			2010
	The Satanic Verses [Hardcover] [1989] Salman Rushdie	Hardcover	4241225	$36.96	$25.02	1988
	The Satanic Verses	Audible Audio Edition	4214	$29.95		2011
	Los Versos Satanicos (Spanish Edition)	Paperback	11186569		$19.95
	The Satanic Verses	Audio CD	4281865	$36.29		2009
	The Satanic Verses	Paperback	2169269	$34.56	$9.89
	Los Versos Satanicos / The Satanic Verses (Campanas / Bells) (Spanish Edition)	Hardcover	10305546		$149.95	2003
	Versos Satanicos (Edicao de Bolso) - The Satanic V (Em Portugues do Brasil)	Pocket Book	13221599	$34.98	$34.98	2008
	The Satanic Verses	Paperback	3985785	$39.99	$20.00	1988
	The Satanic Verses	Paperback	1419938	$7.50	$0.01
	The Satanic Verses	Paperback	1476117	$4.22	$0.01
	The Satanic Verses: A Novel	Kindle Edition	425	$4.99		2011
	The Satanic Verses	Audible Audiobook	153808	$24.81		2020
	The Satanic Verses: A Novel	Paperback	29886	$10.99	$2.05	2008
	The Satanic Verses by Rushdie, Salman published by The Viking Press (1989) Hardcover	Hardcover	382101	$9.75	$3.71
	The Satanic Verses	Hardcover	36256	$21.78	$3.49	1989
	The Satanic Verses	Hardcover	5115021	$33.94	$7.95	1988