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3 days ago · WKNO. Published July 6, 2024 at 4:00 AM CDT. This episode features two different books by one author: Salman Rushdie. And while the two stories differ, recurrent themes of magical realism and the supernatural accompany them both. First, Rushdie, in a discussion of his book The Golden House, tells Ari Shapiro how escaping your past can lead to ...
2 days ago · Salman Rushdie's latest novel, “Knife: meditation after an attempted murder”, continues his tradition of thought-provoking and boundary-pushing literature. Rushdie has often sparked controversy, particularly for his critiques of religion. His earlier works, especially "The satanic verses”, positioned him as a prominent figure in the debate over freedom of expression and the critique of ...
5 days ago · The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejects a plea deal. Buffalo poet laureate emeritus Jillian Hanesworth was in Chautauqua when the attack happened.
2 days ago · The novel’s unreliable protagonist is certainly a character for all ages. What Rushdie does incredibly well through Saleem Sinai, born at ‘the stroke of the midnight hour’ (Vir Das’ logical take on Nehru’s speech always comes to mind) is narrate parallel tales- of the boy and of the young nation.
18 hours ago · On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new novels that capture the enormous complexities and immense landscapes of India: are The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese and Victory City by Salman Rushdie. All titles available at your favorite local bookstore and online at bookshop.org. The Weekly Reader.
6 days ago · The American man who attacked writer Salman Rushdie with a knife in 2022 rejected a plea deal yesterday. The deal offered to Hadi Matar would have reduced the number of years he would spend behind bars, but also included a guilty plea to a federal charge, which carries the potential for decades more time in jail.
3 days ago · By denying him an identity in Knife, Salman Rushdie has prevented his attacker, his would-be killer, the intimacy and connection with him that his 15 stab wounds sought to achieve.
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