Two years 8 months and 28 nights. Salman Rushdie, Random House, 2015.

“Rushdie invents his own cultural narrative -- one that blends elements of 1001 Night, Homeric epics, and sci-fi and action/adventure comics....Referencing Henry James, Mel Brooks, Mickey Mouse, Gracian, Bravo TV, and Aristotle, et all, Rushdie provides readers with an intellectual treasure chest cleverly disguised as a comic pop-culture apocalyptic caprice.” --Publishers Weekly. (Sounds...interesting.)