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Magical realism and identity explored in Salman Rushdie's books
Magical realism and identity explored in Salman Rushdie's books
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This episode features two different books by one author: Salman Rushdie. And while the two stories differ, recurrent themes of magical realism and the supernatural accompany them both. First, Rushdie, in a discussion of his book The Golden House, tells Ari Shapiro how escaping your past can lead to disillusionment And then, in an interview with Scott Simon about the fantasy elements in Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, he says that to combine magic and realism, you need the ability to think and to dream.
Released:
Sep 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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