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A phenomenally written book! Mr. Rushdie is a master of using metaphors and he went all in in this book. Weaving together multiple narratives, using India’s post-colonial history in a postmodern prose to deliver a magical realism masterpiece, there’s no wonder why this book was awarded as the Best of the Bookers....</p>
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I have no affinity for running, even for short jogs, and much less for wanting to run long distances. Although this is not because I hate exercises - one of those rare things that I figured out early in life was my desire to remain healthy as long as possible and that of course means I need to keep myself fit - but probably my distaste for running stems from the monotonous nature of the activity....</p>
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A phenomenally written book! Mr. Rushdie is a master of using metaphors and he went all in in this book. Weaving together multiple narratives, using India&rsquo;s post-colonial history in a postmodern prose to deliver a magical realism masterpiece, there&rsquo;s no wonder why this book was awarded as the Best of the Bookers.</description>
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mybutton.style.visibility = "hidden";
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mybutton.style.opacity = "0";
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}
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};
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|
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</script>
|
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<script>
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document.getElementById("theme-toggle").addEventListener("click", () => {
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if (document.body.className.includes("dark")) {
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document.body.classList.remove('dark');
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localStorage.setItem("pref-theme", 'light');
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} else {
|
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document.body.classList.add('dark');
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localStorage.setItem("pref-theme", 'dark');
|
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}
|
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})
|
||||
|
||||
</script>
|
||||
<script>
|
||||
document.querySelectorAll('pre > code').forEach((codeblock) => {
|
||||
const container = codeblock.parentNode.parentNode;
|
||||
|
||||
const copybutton = document.createElement('button');
|
||||
copybutton.classList.add('copy-code');
|
||||
copybutton.innerHTML = 'copy';
|
||||
|
||||
function copyingDone() {
|
||||
copybutton.innerHTML = 'copied!';
|
||||
setTimeout(() => {
|
||||
copybutton.innerHTML = 'copy';
|
||||
}, 2000);
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
copybutton.addEventListener('click', (cb) => {
|
||||
if ('clipboard' in navigator) {
|
||||
navigator.clipboard.writeText(codeblock.textContent);
|
||||
copyingDone();
|
||||
return;
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
const range = document.createRange();
|
||||
range.selectNodeContents(codeblock);
|
||||
const selection = window.getSelection();
|
||||
selection.removeAllRanges();
|
||||
selection.addRange(range);
|
||||
try {
|
||||
document.execCommand('copy');
|
||||
copyingDone();
|
||||
} catch (e) { };
|
||||
selection.removeRange(range);
|
||||
});
|
||||
|
||||
if (container.classList.contains("highlight")) {
|
||||
container.appendChild(copybutton);
|
||||
} else if (container.parentNode.firstChild == container) {
|
||||
|
||||
} else if (codeblock.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.nodeName == "TABLE") {
|
||||
|
||||
codeblock.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.appendChild(copybutton);
|
||||
} else {
|
||||
|
||||
codeblock.parentNode.appendChild(copybutton);
|
||||
}
|
||||
});
|
||||
</script>
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
</html>
|
||||
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