It was written out of a desire to approach the problem of "artificial" country divisions

It sets out to present the explosive issues in India's totalitarian caste society.

It explores the themes of betrayal, guilt & memory at the time of the Holocaust.

It is an autobiographical book by the British Indian writer, Salman Rushdie.

It alternates between two time periods. The current and the 1970s -80s.

It deals with depression, albeit of a manic kind.

It is a deeply personal memoir marked by profound events in the author's own life.