Khattam-Shud,' he said slowly, 'is the Arch-Enemy of all Stories, even…

Salman Rushdie
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Khattam-Shud,' he said slowly, 'is the Arch-Enemy of all Stories, even of language itself. He is the Prince of Silence and the Foe of Speech. And because everything ends, because dreams end, stories end, life ends, at the finish of everything we use his name. It's finished, we tell one another, it's over. Khattam-Shud: The End. ✨ Salman Rushdie (1990). Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Penguin Books
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