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“Dazzling. . . Modern thriller, Ramayan epic, courtroom drama, slapstick humor, wartime journey, political satire, village legend–they’re all mixed below magnificently.”–The Washington Post Book WorldThis may be the tale of Maximilian Ophuls, America’s counterterrorism chief, among the manufacturers of the modern world; his Kashmiri Muslim driver and following monster, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the clown; Max’s illegitimate child India; and a lady who links them, whose thought finally explains them all.