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...been called "Fury", but the anger in this book is of an entirely different kind. The novel is an allegory of the rape of Kashmir, told as a story of love's betrayal and vengeance. When we first land in it, Rushdie's Kashmir is paradise. In this bucolic valley, Muslims live in peace with their Hindu neighbors and share a common culture, woven of Indian and Islamic traditions. Embodying this syncretic culture is Pachigam, a village of theatrical performers and cooks, where a tightrope walker nicknamed Shalimar has fallen in love with an actress named Boonyi. There is opposition...
...love, Rushdie?blending myth and politics, magic and realism?also tells the story of the fall of Kashmir. One day, Pachigam's residents find a strange mullah in their midst, preaching hatred. How did this hatemonger slip into paradise? Because of the Indian army, which has been in the valley to keep the Pakistani army out. Over the years, this army has left behind piles of junk: "Then one day by the grace of God the junk began to stir. It came to life and took on human form. The men who were miraculously born from these rusting worn metals...
Even if Las Vegas had not come calling, Great Basin water holes would be in trouble. Across the region, drought, agricultural diversions and overgrazing have done measurable damage, and there are examples in Snake Valley. "We're worried about southern Nevada because we know what we're doing to ourselves," says rancher Dean Baker. "And that's just a drop in the bucket compared to what they're talking about...
...clear across the Continental Divide, and Los Angeles to consider exploiting a groundwater field in the Mojave Desert. These and other communities will thus be watching Las Vegas closely, as will environmentalists who question, among other things, how much water, if any, the city can take out of Snake Valley without doing harm...
...accurately they can model potential effects, and the more confidence the public in that state and elsewhere will have in the decisions the government agencies make. "When the water is gone, the future is gone," observes rancher Dean Baker. That's true not only for ranching families in Snake Valley but for families in the Las Vegas Valley as well...