Salman Rushdie tells a timeless love story in his new novel set in a world ruled by irrationality. Dunia, the Princess of Light, falls in love with the philosopher Ibn Rush and bears many children with him, who venture out into the world. Ibn Rush is considered an enemy of God, while his adversary is the deeply devout Islamic philosopher Ghazali. The spirits of the two engage in conflict. The battle of faith against reason begins, unleashing such a terrible storm that a rift opens in the cosmos, allowing destructive jinn to come to us. The existence of the world hangs in the balance. Dunia decides to help humanity. With great storytelling flair, Salman Rushdie weaves fairy tale worlds with our present reality. Fast-paced, humorous, and utterly enchanting, as "Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights" adds up to exactly one thousand and one nights.