A scathing satire on the storm surrounding the publication of The
Satanic Verses, this first appeared in hardback in 1998, having
been rejected by 25 British publishers so that the author resorted
to self-publication. Caute is more interested in argument than
characterization, but the opening sequence, centring on the
publication of a blasphemous work, The Devil: An Interview by Gamal
Rahman, draws a powerful portrait of Muslims in the north of
England. There are no likeable people in this book. Rahman is a
flashy publicity seeker; the Muslim leaders are insincere and on
the make. Even Fatima, the spotty schoolgirl who causes controversy
by insisting on wearing the hijab to assembly, does not gain our
sympathy. Caute is a serious writer, discussing an important issue.
He deserves an audience. (Kirkus UK)
Fatima''s Scarf is Caute''s tenth novel. It pr ovides an insight
into a Muslim community whose deep faith i s so inconvenient on
alien shores. Caute is the winner of th e John Llewelyn Rhys Prize
for fiction and a former Fellow o f All Souls College. '
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