Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie, author of Shame (1983), in 2022. (more) Shame novel by Rushdie Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shame-novel-by-Rushdie Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

　　External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Alvin Birdi Alvin Birdi is a former economist and has held lecturing posts at the Universities of Manchester and Middlesex. He is completing a DPhil on Samuel Beckett and J.M. Coetzee at the University... Alvin Birdi Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jan 31, 2025 • Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot a Question Shame, novel by Indian-born British-American writer Salman Rushdie that was published in 1983. Following the discussion of India’s partition in Midnight’s Children (1981), Shame focuses on the country that emerged from that partition, Pakistan. Shame is written in the first person, narrated by a nameless person who lives in London and sometimes visits the country that is the setting of the novel. It has a “peripheral” protagonist who watches from the wings, the disreputable Omar Shakil. He is the child of three sequestered sisters who all consider themselves the boy’s mother. The novel is set in the remote border town ...(100 of 528 words)

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