Category Archives: Salman Rushdie

The Three Problems with Magic Realism – And Other Thoughts on Salman Rushdie’s Shame (by Bethany)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by lfpbe

The first problem with magic realism is that everyone who writes it, no matter where he or she is from and what he or she is writing about it, seems to be trying to write a sentence as good as … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Fiction - general, Fiction - literary, Reviews by Bethany, Salman Rushdie | Leave a comment

A Review of Salman Rushdie’s Joseph Anton: A Memoir

Posted on November 13, 2012 by lfpbe

I just found out this week that back in high school Jill thought I was “so cool” because I owned a copy of The Satanic Verses. This is how lucky I’ve been in my life: by fifteen, I had found … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Non-fiction - History, Nonfiction - General, Nonfiction - Literary Studies, Nonfiction - Memoir/Biography, Nonfiction - Politics/Current Events, Nonfiction - Religion, Reviews by Bethany, Salman Rushdie | 8 Comments