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Salman Rushdie and the journeys to truth - The Hindu BusinessLine

In a new volume of essays, the author ponders over story, storytelling and storytellers

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From Fatwa to Fabulism: Salman Rushdie Takes Stock of the 21st Century So Far


From Fatwa to Fabulism: Salman Rushdie Takes Stock of the 21st Century So Far
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By Ismail Muhammad
LANGUAGES OF TRUTH
By Salman Rushdie
The venerable novelist Salman Rushdie’s new essay collection, “Languages of Truth,” has big ambitions. As its subtitle suggests, it aims to tackle this still-young century’s political and cultural upheaval. Rushdie spreads his arms wide here, embracing everything from the novels of Philip Roth to the death of Osama bin Laden to the art of Kara Walker, in an attempt to convey a sense of the challenges that those 18 years have presented to Western literary culture. But in trying to get his arms around so much so indiscriminately, Rushdie serves up a confused vision of this century, presenting a self-absorbed and exhausted thinker whose eye has been tracking yesterday’s concerns.

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In 'Languages of Truth,' Salman Rushdie Defends the Extraordinary

Rushdie’s new collection of essays includes an argument for brio-filled imaginative writing in an age of the humbler delights of autofiction.

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Salman Rushdie: 'I am stupidly optimistic – it got me through those bad years' | Salman Rushdie


Salman Rushdie: ‘I believed there would be a happy ending.’ Photograph: Benedict Evans/The Guardian
Salman Rushdie: ‘I believed there would be a happy ending.’ Photograph: Benedict Evans/The Guardian
Sat 15 May 2021 07.00 EDT
Poor Salman Rushdie. The one thing I am most keen to talk to him about is the one thing he absolutely, definitely does not want to discuss. “I really resist the idea of being dragged back to that period of time that you insist on bringing up,” he grumbles when I make the mistake of mentioning it twice in the first 15 minutes of our conversation. He is in his elegant, book-lined apartment, a cosy armchair just behind him, the corridor to the kitchen over his shoulder. He’s in New York, which has been his home for the past 20 years, and we are talking – as is the way these days – on video. But even through the screen his frustration is palpable, and I don’t blame him. He’s one of the most famous literary authors alive, having won pretty much every book prize on the planet, including the best of the Booker for Midnight’s Children. We’re meeting to talk about his latest book, Languages Of Truth, which is a collection of nonfiction from the last two decades, covering everything from Osama bin Laden to Linda Evangelista; from Cervantes to Covid. So why do I keep bringing up the fatwa?

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5 new books to read in May 2021: Jason Schreier, Mieko Kawakami, and more


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Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing platforms. So every month, The A.V. Club
narrows down the endless options to five of the books we’re most excited about.
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We’re big fans of essays that combine cultural criticism with memoir, and Larissa Pham’s
Pop Song especially sings when the writer turns her eye to art and pop culture. In her debut book of nonfiction—memoir by way of interconnected essays—Pham interweaves a recounting of her life thus far with her thoughts on James Turrell, Anne Carson, Frank Ocean, and Agnes Martin (extra points for not mentioning Maggie Nelson in “Blue,” Pham’s essay on Martin). Through her sensitive, curious telling, Pham lobbies for the way in which art can help people learn more about themselves.

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