July 10, 2008
Salman Rushdie Tonight
If you're hankering for a little bit of controversy and a lot of culture tonight, Sir Salman Rushdie will be reading from his new novel, The Enchantress of Florence. Enchantress is a sort of Arabian Nights, set when a European traveler captures the court of Emperor Akbar, lord of the Mughal Empire, with a story about a beautiful and mysterious woman's travel to far off Florence.
Even if Enchantress doesn't sound like your cup of tea, Rushdie is amazing live. His theater background and acting training make him at ease in front of an audience, and listening to his work in his own voice makes our heart all aflutter.
Salman Rushdie Reading. Tonight 6 p.m. Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Harold Washington Library, 400 State St.
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I thought I read that he was doing something with that involved alcohol?
I would go, but I'm so tired of downtown!
Its funny I just read The Satanic Verses about two months ago and really liked it! A friend recommened Fury but I found Midnight's Children for five books at Noble and got that instead. I figure I will read it during my summer vaction because you realy need to kick back to get the full wave of this cool crazy fella!
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The Enchantress of Florence is hands down the best book I've read all year. Beautiful and elegantly written.
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I wonder does Rushdie use that term "hands down"?
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No, but Padma might...
HEYO!
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uh...it's Salman Rushdie, I'm pretty sure Salmon Rushdie is a fish