Salman Rushdie, The Golden House

Catherine Pesso-Miquel (Université Lyon II)

Ed. by Cristina Sandru, The Literary Encyclopedia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

First circulation or publication Sep 2017

Places

United Kingdom (Publication/ performance)
United States (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Novel

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Salman Rushdie’s thirteenth novel,

The Golden House

, was published on September 5th, 2017. The plot starts with the arrival in New York City of an exiled family, comprising a father in his seventies, Nero Julius Golden, and his three grown up, motherless sons, Petronius, Apuleius and Dionysus (lofty Roman monickers meant to hide their past and hint at the glorious fate awaiting them). They are at first very secretive about their origins and identity, but are finally revealed to be Indians from Bombay/Mumbai, who left their city after the terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008, during which Nero’s wife was killed. They project the image of a very rich family, giving lavish parties, and living in style, and soon Nero succumbs to the charm of a fortune-hunter, a Russian beauty with no…

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Citation: Pesso-Miquel, Catherine. "The Golden House". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 January 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38790, accessed 03 May 2024.]

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