Authors can fight back against autocratic attempts to define reality but can no longer resort to classic realism, Salman Rushdie argues.
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Using Lit to Battle Fake News
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Islamic Philosophy vs. Muslim Fanatics
In his fantasy novel “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights,” Salman Rushdie engaged in a debate within Islam about Reason vs. Faith. Good and bad jinn weigh in on each side.
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Food Is More Than Food for Esquivel
Esquivel captures the greater significance of food in “Like Water for Chocolate.” I also share a whiskey cake recipe and reflect on the magic in magical realism.
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Ferreting Out White House Corruption
Salman Rushdie’s fantasy about genii attacking the earth contains a fantasy that is very topical: a “storm baby” who can root out graft.
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Can a Dream Hold Us Together?
In “Midnight’s Children,” Rushdie shows the forces destroying India’s dream of national unity. Americans will find it familiar.
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The Joker (Trump) Takes Over America
Rushdie compares Donald Trump to Joker in his latest novel.
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Caught between Faith and Doubt
Rushdie has a great passage about a character caught between faith and doubt. The passage gives me an opportunity to determine where I myself stand.
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The Opening of Eyes Long Closed
A Salman Rushdie short story and a David Whyte poem lead to insights into the story of Jesus and the blind man.
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