The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories

The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories is a hardback collection of five stories by Salman Rushdie, published by Penguin Hamish Hamilton and listed with ISBN 9780143476955. Retail listings identify it as an English-language hardback of 264 pages, with publication in November 2025. The book is presented as a story collection rather than a single-narrative novel, and the product descriptions emphasize its thematic range and reflective quality. One retailer describes it as a thoughtful collection that meditates on life, death, and the private narratives people carry, while another notes that Rushdie’s new fiction moves between the places he has grown up in, inhabited, explored, and left. These descriptions indicate a work that blends memory, place, and personal reflection, consistent with Rushdie’s broader literary style. The available listings also show a first edition in 2025 and a standard hardback format. Based on the verified retailer and publisher information, this ISBN corresponds to Salman Rushdie’s The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories and not to any other title.