A collection of nine short stories, which reflect the extraordinary range and power of Salman Rushdie's writing. Fantasy and realism collide as a Bombay rickshaw driver recounts his film career, two childhood friends live out fantasies prompted by >Star TrekIndependentThe Moor's Last Sigh< is also out this month in Jonathan Cape hardcover. A Vintage title This dazzling collection of short stories explores the allure and confusion of what happens when East meets West. With one foot in the East and one foot in the West, this collection reveals the oceanic distances and the unexpected intimacies between the two.