Victory City: The new novel from the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight’s Children

In the aftermath of a minor conflict between two long-forgotten kingdoms, a nine-year-old girl named Pampa Kampana has a divine encounter that will alter the course of history. She becomes a vessel for a goddess who tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga. Over the next 250 years, Pampa Kampana's life becomes deeply intertwined with Bisnaga's as she strives to fulfill the goddess's mission: to give women equal agency in a patriarchal world. However, all stories have a way of getting away from their creator, and Bisnaga is no exception.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2024
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

In the aftermath of a minor conflict between two ancient kingdoms, a nine-year-old girl experiences a celestial encounter that alters the trajectory of history. Pampa Kampana becomes a conduit for a goddess, who reveals to her that she will play a pivotal role in the establishment of a magnificent city known as Bisnaga, often referred to as the "victory city."

Over the course of the next two and a half centuries, Pampa Kampana's life becomes intricately intertwined with Bisnaga as she endeavors to fulfill the divine mandate bestowed upon her: to grant women equal authority in a male-dominated society. However, it is inevitable for narratives to deviate from their original authors, and Bisnaga is no exception to this rule.

"Mesmerizing" ELIF SHAFAK, the acclaimed author of "The Island of Missing Trees," praises the book as "a total pleasure to read." The "Sunday Times" also commends it, describing it as "one of the planet's greatest writers." The "Evening Standard" lauds it as a "triumph," while "The Financial Times and The Times Book of the Year" dub it a "notable book." The "New York Times" has included it in its list of "Notable Books."

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 195 x 127 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529920864