How Salman Rushdie has been a scapegoat for complex historical differences
- Written by: Vijay Mishra, Emeritus Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Murdoch University
The Chautauqua Institution, southwest of Buffalo in New York State, is known for its summer lectures – and as a place where people come seeking peace and serenity. Salman Rushdie, the great writer and influential public intellectual, had spoken at the centre before.
On Friday August 12, he was invited to speak on a subject very close to his...
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