Rushdie Returns to Realism

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 25, 2018

Salman Rushdie, novelist and essayist, author of The Golden House (Random House, 2017), The Satanic Verses (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008), Midnight's Children (Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006), talks about his return to realism with his latest novel, set against the backdrop of current American politics.

.@SalmanRushdie: An absurdity of American politics is that "the people with all the privilege money and power have characterized their enemies who are journalists, college professors, and novelists, as the elite." pic.twitter.com/kMRwZz4BK6
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 25, 2018

-->Salman Rushdie will be at the Strand at 7 pm tomorrow and at POWERHOUSE at 7 pm on Wednesday.

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