That night, Vikram burned his own master copy in his backyard. He watched his two years of labor—his careful footnotes, his poetic compromises—dissolve into smoke. He had wanted to bring a difficult book to Hindi readers. Instead, he had become a ghost.
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: You can find Hindi translations of Rushdie's other major works, such as (Shame), on platforms like Amazon India Online Listings Warning That night, Vikram burned his own master copy