London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE . SIGNED by the author.

A wonderful novel written in the author's style of magical realism, dealing with the issues on post-colonialism. Shames follows Rushdie's award winning Midnight's Children and is the second in his series of books dealing with Islam and the countries of the East, beginning with "Midnight's Children" and ending with "The Satanic Verses." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize.