Named one of the best books of the year by san francisco chronicle newsweekthe daily beast the seattle times the economist kansas. When anis rushdie read his sons novel midnights children for the first time in 1980, he became convinced that ahmed sinai, the drunken father in the book, was a satirical portrait of himself. The title is his old code name for joseph conrad and anton chekhov, two of his favorite writers and he has written the book. This signed first edition of acclaimed author salman rushdie s third person memoir joseph anton chronicles rushdie s time whilst in hiding following the fatwa issued after the publication of the satanic verses, as well. Here he is, for instance, honoured one moment by a telephone call of support from the director of the frankfurt book fair and. In joseph anton salman rushdie recounts the death threat against him and his years in hiding. In his new memoir joseph anton, which describes his life in hiding for more than a decade, rushdie claims that the satanic verses was his. A memoir, tells the story of his life with particular focus on his experience following the publication of that book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dopo aver pensato agli scrittori piu amati, sceglie i nomi di conrad e cechov. Writing with insight, passion and humour, he looks at what it means to belong, whether roots are real and homelands imaginary, what i. Salman rushdie is the author of twelve novelsgrimus, midnights children for which he won the booker prize and the best of the booker, shame, the satanic verses, haroun and the sea of stories, the moors last sigh, the ground beneath her feet, fury, shalimar the clown, the enchantress of florence, luka and the fire of life, and two years eight months and twentyeight nightsand one. Joseph anton italian edition by salman rushdie nook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Salman rushdie is known for his fiction shame, the moors last sigh and others, but it was the satanic verses which forced him into hiding and police protection. One of my beloved books of this summer was salman rushdie s joseph anton, which title comes from the pseudonym he choosed tu survive from the ayatollah khomeinis death pronunciation after his book the satanic verses i wrote about it in a short post. Salman rushdie, a selfdescribed emigrant from one place and a newcomer in two, explores the true meaning of home. It is an amalgam of the first names of his two favourite writers, conrad and chechov.
Do the math, and rushdies title turns into a different way of counting up to 1,001 nights. But the bulk of the book deals with the death sentence, the point when the satanic verses left the realm of literature and was denied the ordinary life of a novel, instead becoming something smaller and uglier. Sir ahmed salman rushdie frsl born 19 june 1947 is a british indian novelist and essayist. Rushdie s many books include midnights children for which he won the booker prize in 1981 and, in 2008, the best of the booker. On february 14, 1989, salman rushdie s life was forever changed when he learned he had been sentenced to death by ayatollah khomeini for his novel the satanic verses. Joseph anton is the assumed name that salman rushdie took to conceal his identity during the time he was facing the fatwa from muslim clerics across the world for writing the book satanic verses. The companys mission is to encourage the dissemination of culture and ideas, through products, activities and services aimed at satisfying the needs and tastes of the broadest possible range of. Salman rushdie tutti i libri dellautore mondadori store. First edition an excellent signed first edition of salman rushdie s third person memoir.
Salman rushdie reveals details of fatwa memoir books the. Two years eight months and twentyeight nights by salman rushdie. Joseph anton spanish edition kindle edition by salman rushdie. The memoir talks about the long period that author was living in hiding, protected by the british security. Salman rushdie, author of joseph anton how rushdie survived a fatwa in 1989, irans leader issued an edict that sentenced salman rushdie to death for writing the novel the satanic. Apr 12, 2012 salman rushdie is drawing the title of his new memoir from the alias he was forced to adopt during the decade he spent in hiding, joseph anton after the iranian leader ayatollah khomeini issued. Joseph anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year. Joseph anton by rushdie salman, signed abebooks passion for books. These days, everyone is upset all the time everything i write upsets somebody, rushdie tells nprs scott simon. A lush modern fairytale in which our world has been plunged into an age of unreason, two years eight months and twentyeight nights is a breathtaking achievement and an enduring testament to the power of storytelling once upon a time, in a world just like ours, there came the time of the strangenesses. He was given a panic button to press if he was worried about anything. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions.
One of the most celebrated writers of our time, salman rushdie, a member of the american academy of arts and letters, became the target of a fatwa, issued by the ayatollah ruhollah khomeini of iran in response to the publication of the satanic verses. In late may 1968, a few weeks after the riots in paris and a few nights before salman rushdie was due to graduate with a history degree from cambridge university, a vandal with dadaist tendencies accessed his rooms at kings college and redecorated the walls, furniture, his record collection and clothes with a bucketful of gravy and onions. E da quel momento, salman rushdie diventa il signor joseph anton. It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and of vital importance. Shame is salman rushdie s third novel, published in 1983. Buy joseph anton first edition by salman rushdie isbn. The book takes its title from the identity rushdie was forced to adopt in hiding. Joseph anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year jonathan yardley washington post funny, painfully moving and absolutely necessary to read nicholas shakespeare daily telegraph joseph anton is a book that makes you laugh. Salman rushdie books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. His latest book, two years eight months and twentyeight nights. E da quel momento, salman rushdie diventa il signor. Une autobiographie folio french edition by salman rushdie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Salman rushdie talks about new book joseph anton youtube. Rushdie s memoir puts me in the position of greatly admiring the life but lamenting its literary representation. We learn that rushdie grew up in a very wealthy, liberal, irreligious yet theologically literate household in bombay, india. Exclusive excerpt from salman rushdies memoir, joseph anton. Named one of the best books of the year by san francisco chronicle newsweekthe daily beast the seattle times the economist kansas city star bookpage on february 14, 1989, valentines day, salman rushdie was telephoned by a bbc journalist and told that he had been sentenced to death by the ayatollah khomeini.
An wilson on salman rushdie s memoir, joseph anton even as this book appears, the islamic world is once again in a fever of violence, with mobs being encouraged to. Since 2000, rushdie has lived in the united states, where he has worked at the emory university and was elected to the american academy of arts and letters. In joseph anton, salman rushdie revisits death threat. Joseph anton is rushdie s account of the time spent in hiding from iranian extremists trying to act on the late ayatollah khomeinis death sentence to the author of the satanic verses, but also a memoir of his earlier years buy the book in english. Sep 24, 2012 this is the memoir of his alterego joseph anton which is the name he adopted as an alias when khomeni issued a fatwa against him. Sep 10, 20 salman rushdie is the author of eleven novelsgrimus, midnights children for which he won the booker prize and the best of the booker, shame, the satanic verses, haroun and the sea of stories, the moors last sigh, the ground beneath her feet, fury, shalimar the clown, the enchantress of florence, and luka and the fire of lifeand one collection of short stories. To be addressed as joe in his own home always disconcerted him. Early in joseph anton salman rushdie contrasts the christian poles of guilt and redemption with the islamic ones of honour and shame, and indeed this memoir of a cultural muslim is not short of examples of the latter. Read all of joseph anton, then, for its lessons in how books are used, and whether. Salman rushdie joseph anton mondadori traduzione di lorenzo flabbi voto. East, west by salman rushdie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
On valentines day, 1989, salman rushdie received a telephone call from a bbc journalist that would change his life forever. The frightening, illuminating and disturbing memoir by the author of the satanic verses, the book that provoked a death sentence from the ayatollah khomeini in 1989 rushdie luka and the fire of life, 2008, etc. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. It was published in september 2012 by random house rushdie used joseph anton as a pseudonym while in hiding following the fatwa that had been issued by ayatollah khomeini, the spiritual and political leader of the islamic republic of iran, in the midst of criticism by some muslims and a. Named one of the best books of the year by san francisco chronicle newsweekthe daily beast the seattle times the.
In late may 1968, a few weeks after the riots in paris and a few nights before salman rushdie was due to graduate with a history degree from cambridge university, a vandal with dadaist tendencies accessed his rooms at kings college and redecorated the walls, furniture, his. Two years eight months and twentyeight nights by salman. Praise for joseph anton joseph anton is a splendid book, the finest new memoir to cross my desk in many a year. The britishindian novelists thirdperson account of the firestorm surrounding the satanic verses is harrowing as hes hounded, under the pseudonym joseph anton, and moved from one hiding place. Published 2012 condition very good in very good dust jacket. Because what happened to salman rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day.
Much of his fiction is set on the indian subcontinent. The title, a combination of conrads and chekhovs first names, is a reference to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading joseph anton spanish edition. A memoir by rushdie, salman seller ground zero books, ltd. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. Joseph anton, salman rushdie i put it to you that salman rushdie may be the most important writer of the past century, and not just for the obvious reasons. Written in the third person, like a novel, joseph anton has the effect of distancing its author from its subject. Joseph anton is the story of salman rushdies life during the fatwa, as defined by the years in which the british police insisted his life needed special branch protection. Joseph anton by rushdie, salman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. First, i should explain exactly what the obvious reasons are, since i have discovered recently that they are not as obvious as i had thought. Oct 14, 2012 salman rushdie invented a new self, joseph anton, as he hid from a murderous fatwa.
Salman rushdie books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. A memoir, an account of his life in the wake of the satanic verses controversy. Joseph anton jonathan cape, 2012 a compelling and frank account of one of the most extraordinary stories in recent literary history salman rushdie and the fatwa. Literature is a life and death matter, rushdie writes in his gripping new book, joseph anton. To have written a novel called the satanic verses, which was accused of being against islam, the prophet and the quran. The name joseph anton is one the police forced him to invent and use for his own protection.
Rushdie suggests that his story was an opening skirmish. Shalimar the clown is rushdies most engaging book since midnights children. Sep 20, 2015 the author, most recently, of two years eight months and twentyeight nights says that more or less everything by christopher hitchens makes him laugh. Jason cowley, the observer rushdie, here, sounds less like himself than a writer whos under the compunction to manufacture a major. A memoir is an autobiographical book by the british indian writer, salman rushdie. His second novel, midnights children 1981, won the booker prize in 1981 and was deemed to be the best novel of all winners on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize. Author salman rushdie drops by the morning show to talk about his new book joseph anton. Sep 18, 2012 salman rushdies memoir joseph anton, an account of his decadelong fight to have a 1989 fatwa against his life lifted, arrives in stores tuesday, the day after a renewed call for the authors. Like isherwood, rushdie s eye is a camera lens firmly placed in one perspective and never out of focus. Rushdie s collection of nine highly postmodern stories probes the differences and connections between east and west, celebrating the hybrid nature of contemporary identity. Some may complain that, at more than 600 pages, it. From the author of the satanic verses and midnights children comes an unflinchingly honest and fiercely funny account of a life turned upsidedown. This memoir, joseph anton, is rushdie s story of those years.