Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie

Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman RushdieOn February 14, 1989, Valentines Day, Salman Rushdie received a telephone call from a BBC journalist who told the author that he had been sentenced to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini. It was the first time Rushdie heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being against Islam, the Prophet, and the Quran.So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from

the perils they faced

and is his most popular book

it always boils down to what Jeff popularly refers to as the ‘winning attitude’

In this book

is a surefire guide to love for anyone seeking romantic bliss

We cannot solve our problems with the same level of consciousness that created them

This electrifying new collection showcases its author as a true literary powerhouse

a twenty-one-year-old

Civilization

you must seek clarity

What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Julian Carax and to save those he left behind

intimate and multi-layered