satyajit reviewed Imaginary homelands by Salman Rushdie
Review of 'Imaginary homelands' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
To be fair, I skimmed through some of the essays because I was not interested in the topics, such as essays on Bills in Parliament from the 80s, or an experience at a festival in Adelaide. It’s however staggering to see how prescient some of Rushdie’s observations on religion, racism, fundamentalism, politics, and art are, and how progressive he comes across in his essays. The hit job on John le Carre’s work also echoes with the latter’s public reaction to Rushdie’s situation following Satanic Verses. I should also look at East, West next.
