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Imaginary Homelands
Salman Rushdie
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Description for Imaginary Homelands
Paperback. With candour, eloquence and indignation, this title carefully examines an expanse of topics; including the politics of India and Pakistan, censorship, the Labour Party, Palestinian identity, contemporary film and late-twentieth century race, religion and politics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Drawing from two political and several literary homelands, this collection presents a remarkable series of trenchant essays, demonstrating the full range and force of Salman Rushdie's remarkable imaginative and observational powers. With candour, eloquence and indignation he carefully examines an expanse of topics; including the politics of India and Pakistan, censorship, the Labour Party, Palestinian identity, contemporary film and late-twentieth century race, religion and politics. Elsewhere he trains his eye on literature and fellow writers, from Julian Barnes on love to the politics of George Orwell's 'Inside the Whale', providing fresh insight on Kipling, V.S. Naipaul, ... Read more
Drawing from two political and several literary homelands, this collection presents a remarkable series of trenchant essays, demonstrating the full range and force of Salman Rushdie's remarkable imaginative and observational powers. With candour, eloquence and indignation he carefully examines an expanse of topics; including the politics of India and Pakistan, censorship, the Labour Party, Palestinian identity, contemporary film and late-twentieth century race, religion and politics. Elsewhere he trains his eye on literature and fellow writers, from Julian Barnes on love to the politics of George Orwell's 'Inside the Whale', providing fresh insight on Kipling, V.S. Naipaul, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099542254
SKU
V9780099542254
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About Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is the author of thirteen novels, one collection of short stories, three works of non-fiction, and the co-editor of The Vintage Book of Indian Writing. In 1993 Midnight's Children was judged to be the Best of the Booker, the best novel to have won the Booker Prize in its forty year history. The Moor's Last Sigh won the ... Read more
Reviews for Imaginary Homelands
Literature of the highest order
Michael Foot
A book bristling with intelligence, deeply held opinions, and wonderful flights of fancy
Boston Globe
Playful profound and provocative...Rushdie is never less than instructive. He holds nothing back
New York Newsday
A deft, various, and humane collection
Christopher Hitchens ... Read more
Michael Foot
A book bristling with intelligence, deeply held opinions, and wonderful flights of fancy
Boston Globe
Playful profound and provocative...Rushdie is never less than instructive. He holds nothing back
New York Newsday
A deft, various, and humane collection
Christopher Hitchens ... Read more