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Tag Archives: Joseph Anton
Best Books of 2012: #27, ‘Joseph Anton’
As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. In 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini called for Salman Rushdie’s death for his “blasphemous” novel The Satanic Verses, a move which not … Continue reading
Posted in best of 2012, nonfiction
Tagged 2012 releases, Joseph Anton, memoir, Salman Rushdie
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Best Books of 2012: #26-50
It’s that time of year again: Time to reveal our Top 50 books of the year! The full list will appear for the first time in our December issue, but as a teaser, here are numbers 26-50. 26. The End of … Continue reading
Posted in best of 2012
Tagged Arcadia, Battleborn, By the Iowa Sea, Canada, Capital, Carry the One by Carol Anshaw, Coming to My Senses, End of Your Life Book Club, Gypsy Boy, Heading Out to Wonderful, In One Person, John Lanchester, Joseph Anton, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures, Orchardist, Partial History of Lost Causes, Ron Rash, San Miguel, Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt, The Cove
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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Joseph Anton’ by Salman Rushdie
Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie Random House • $30 • ISBN 9780812992786 In stores September 18, 2012 On February 14, 1989, Salman Rushdie (Midnight’s Children) received a call from a BBC reporter telling him that Ayatollah Khomeini put out a … Continue reading
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Tagged book excerpt, Joseph Anton, memoir, Salman Rushdie
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