Rushdie’s 1999 novel 'The Ground Beneath Her Feet' reimagines which classical myth in the world of rock music?
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Correct answer: Orpheus and Eurydice
The novel follows the lives of two singers, Vina Apsara and Ormus Cama, through the lens of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. It explores themes of love, celebrity, and the shifting 'ground' of a globalized world.
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