Are Copies Of The Satanic Verses Still Avalable To Buy?

[sandyRoe]

In these fraught times would booksellers be prepared to stock copies?

[Obiter]

I take the point about boring books. In my 40s I confessed to never having read Jane Austen. The following day a colleague pressed into my hand a copy of Pride and Prejudice. I read three pages before I discarded it in favour of an Agatha Christie novel.

[keyplus90]

Naomi - I will bet with anyone but you as I know you always change your words when it does not suit you.

[jomifl]

Naomi, If keyplus has read 'the satanic verses' his fate is sealed.. perhaps he will be able to leave messages for us in the heavens..

[naomi24]

Keyplus, no change of words from me. You "will bet with anyone" - except me. You haven't read it.

[sandyRoe]

Ulysses had the ears of his ships crew stopped and himself lashed to the mast so that he might know the siren's song.
It's possible that a learned follower of Islam might read Rushdie's book in order to know what calumnies are being directed against The Prophet.

[naomi24]

sandyRoe.... the eternal optimist.

[sandyRoe]

Tis true. I do believe that all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. And I look to see the best in people no matter how many times I've been disappointed.

[Peter Pedant]

Hi Eddie - you asked which were satanic and how did they tell ?

The short answer is that they seem to be a western social construct - surprisingly

The reason why your muslim frenz wanted to er cut your head off is here:
http://www.answering-islam.org/Hahn/satanicverses.htm

which I think is pukka - it certainly confused enough to be written by a muslim.

"some verses and abrogating and some abrogated" ... oh god.....

[EDDIE51]

From your link PP '' a satisfactory response from Muslims is hard to find''
exactly my point.