Simon's Bridge over Troubled Waters, where the names of the singers hint at Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon. The novel has been turned into a major performance work combining music and film that premiered at the inaugural Manchester International Festival in England on 29 June 2007. Composed by Victoria Borisova-Ollas and featuring a film directed by Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, Internal Affairs), the tale of two star-crossed lovers was performed by the Hallé orchestra, conducted by its music director Mark Elder and Alan Rickman as the narrator, with Tehmina Sunny in the role of Vina. See also Indian English Literature Postcolonial Literature Hysterical Realism Postmodern Literature 1999 British novels Novels by Salman Rushdie Classical mythology in popular culture Orpheus Novels about music Postmodern novels Jonathan Cape books Novels set in Mumbai Indian diaspora in fiction Indian-American novels