The Rushdie File
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0947795847 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Many Sides of One Issue I picked up this book at random in a used bookstore, and as I have always enjoyed Salman Rushdie's writing I thought I would give it a read. I was wholly amazed by what I learned.First of all, I can honestly say I did not catch any of the slights to Islam when I read The Satanic Verses, as I am very uneducated in Islamic culture. After starting the Rushdie File, I became unc. "Exploring the backlash against The Satanic Verses" according to Pumpkin King. If you've read Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses and want to know more about the controversy over the book and the death sentence placed on him by the Ayatollah Khomeini, this book provides a variety of articles from critics, political leaders, authors, and reporters on the events that occurred after publication of Rushdie's novel and the issues that caused them. I found i
The last section contains observations by Jimmy Carter and Carlos Fuentes, among others, on the ramifications of this furor on the future. From School Library JournalA chronicle of the events that began with the publication of The Satanic Verses and led to the disappearance of Salman Rushdie from public life. --Barbara Weathers, Duchesne Academy, HoustonCopyright 1990 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. The book includes reviews, interviews with the author, the decree by Khomeini, and responses and comments as they were made all over the world. These thought-provoking essays and interviews provide moral and philosophical observations that concern Muslims, Christians, and anyone interested in issues of intellectual free
A book on the Rushdie affair and provides documentation from all sides with a chronology of events from the publication of the book to the present day, from Bradford to Iran and from India to the US and links them with the key statements by leading religious, political and literary figures.