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Joseph Anton: A Memoir is an autobiographical book by the British Indian writer Salman Rushdie, first published in September 2012 by Random House. Rushdie recounts his time in hiding from ongoing threats to his life.
- Salman Rushdie
- 2012
How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech.
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Salman Rushdie’s Joseph Anton: A Memoir is an engaging account of Rushdie’s life in the aftermath of the fatwa issued against him in 1989 (in effect, the Ayatollah Khomeini sentenced him to death for blasphemy against the Prophet for his novel, The Satanic Verses). As a literature major at college, I followed the news of the fatwa (but I ...
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26. März 2010 · Rushdie's account of his life under a fatwa for writing The Satanic Verses, a novel accused of being 'against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran'. He reveals his struggles, fears, loves, and triumphs in this remarkable memoir of freedom of speech.
12. Okt. 2012 · Salman Rushdie invented a new self, “Joseph Anton,” as he hid from a murderous fatwa.
Paperback. €12.59 4 Used from €8.77 39 New from €12.59. Audio CD. €62.32 2 Used from €42.32 1 New from €62.32. On 14 February 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been 'sentenced to death' by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime?
10. Sept. 2013 · On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been “sentenced to death” by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa.
