Salman Rushdie at Brave New Films

Authors@Google: Salman Rushdie

2008-10-28T09:31:14Z

The Enchantress of Florence is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. It is the story of two cities, unknown to each other, at the height of their powers--the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant Akbar the Great wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire, and the treachery of his sons, and the equally sensual city of Florence during the High Renaissance, where Niccolò Machiavelli takes a starring role as he learns, the hard way, about the true brutality of power.

Salman Rushdie is the author of nine previous novels, including Midnight's Children (which was awarded the Booker Prize in 1981 and, in 1993, was judged to be the "Booker of Bookers," the best novel to have won that prize in its first twenty-five years) and The Satanic Verses (winner of the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel). He is also the author of a book of stories, East, West, and three works of nonfiction---Imaginary Homelands, The Jaguar Smile, and The Wizard of Oz. He is co-editor of Mirrorwork, an anthology of contemporary Indian writing.

This event took place on June 18, 2008, as a part of the Authors@Google series.

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Authors@Google: Salman Rushdie

2008-10-28T03:31:09Z

The Authors@Google program was thrilled to welcome renowned authors Salman Rushdie to Google's New York office to discuss his new book "The Enchantress of Florence".

Salman Rushdie is the multi-award-winning author of, amongst others, "Midnight's Children", "Shalimar the Clown", "The Satanic Verses", and "Shame". Rushdie is currently the Emory University Distinguished Writer in Residence and was recently awarded knighthood for his services to literature.

This event took place on June 5, 2008.

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Global Pulse - 4/17/08: Muslim or European?

2008-10-17T13:33:58Z

The integration of Muslims in Europe has been a difficult process marred by several events that have lead to protests worldwide. The knighthood of Salman Rushdie, Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammad, the release of a Dutch anti-Islam film, and an Anglican archbishop suggesting the introduction of Islamic Sharia law continue to divide Muslims and Europeans.

Sources: Press TV, Iran; Al Alam, Iran; South Asia Newsline, India; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC; U.K; Deutsche Welle, Germany.

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Headzup: Ann Coulter Wants A Fatwa

2008-10-24T03:29:36Z

Ann Coulter wants a Fatwa declared against her. Really.

Read about it here--
http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/25/ann-coulter-wheres-my-fatwa/

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Riz Khan - Street Talk - 21 Jun 07

2008-10-14T21:30:04Z

On Riz Khan Street Talk we look at Salman Rushdie's controversial knighthood, the verdict in the death of an Aborigine, and the man who's managed to place 34 people inside of a bubble.

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Colbert Report: The Colbert Bump

2008-09-26T14:31:05Z

Stephen shows us how the Colbert Bump has improved Ron Paul's appeal.

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