![]() Rushdie remembers, with his stories with a thousand-one-night air, a somewhat delayed follower of magical realism who, in addition, read Borges (there are other echoes too, confessed, such as that of Günter Grass). For a Latin American reader –beyond the interest of the story, centered on a character who was born in coincidence with the independence of India–, it will sound less original than to an English ear. If forced to a novel, the natural thing would be to end up in the multi-awarded children of midnight, a key work for the acceptance of postcolonial literature in the heart of the old empire. Or, possibly, those who want to corroborate the imbecility of any fundamentalism: if they go to the satanic verses you will find that it is no big deal, not even in heretical terms. After condemning the obvious – the heinous, medieval attack he suffered – Rushdie should be read by those who think his books might interest them. ![]() “The memories joseph anton allow them to put themselves in their shoes and share their ordeal firsthand”Īn ethical argument does not have to translate into aesthetic voluntarism. ![]()
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