Victory City

The novel "Victory City" by Salman Rushdie, published in February 2023, is Rushdie's fifteenth novel and is framed as a fictional translation of an epic originally written in Sanskrit. The story follows the life of Pampa Kampana, a historical princess-poet who is given a 247-year lifespan and magical powers, allowing her to will into existence the empire of Bisnaga and rule it as a feminist utopia for over two hundred years. Pampa's story covers multiple generations, including her affairs with Portuguese adventurers and her spells that turn people into animals, and eventually the downfall of Bisnaga due to political intrigue, competing neighbors, and religious bigotry.learn more on wikipedia