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Tag Archives: Salman Rushdie
Worse Case Scenario
Many passages in Salman Rushdie’s Autobiography ‘Joseph Anton’ stood out for me, but this passage in particular. He would not live his life by the worse-case scenario. That would turn him into their prisoner. He was nobody’s prisoner. Salman Rushdie … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, faith, Joseph Anton, Salman Rushdie, spirituality, worry, worse case scenario
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Best Books I’ve Read So Far in 2022
They are The Return by Hisham Matar, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie. I highly recommend all three. The first two have won the Pulitzer. These three books all happen to be memoirs or autobiographies. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, autobiographies, books, Frank McCourt, Hisham Matar, memoirs, Pulitzer, Salman Rushdie, writers
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Salman Rushdie’s Writing Routine & Mastery of the English Language
I’ve always been fascinated by the routines of people I admire. Especially what makes a writer tick. And since I’ve always been fascinated by the author Salman Rushdie I googled to find these gems. The great thing about the writing … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, Books, Midlife Musings, Singapore Living
Tagged English, language, routine, Salman Rushdie, writers, writing
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Absolutely Transfixed by this Audiobook – Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie
How I wished Salman Rushdie narrated the whole book and not just the prologue. I always desire to hear the story in the writer’s own voice. I am fascinated by his biography as I’m a great admirer of his genious. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, biography, Joseph Anton, Life, Salman Rushdie, writers
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Fascinated by Salman Rushdie revealing the best period of his life
If I could go back and relive any time in my life, I’d start in 1979. I was just finishing Midnight’s Children and my first son was about to be born. In fact, I remember telling his mother to just … Continue reading
How I’m Attempting to Improve My Writing Skills
I aim to write every day in an effort to improve my writing. Another thing that helps is reading good literature. Because my eyes hurt with too much screen time, I mostly listen to audiobooks. I wish my eyesight was … Continue reading
Horrified by the attack on Salman Rushdie
In my life there are certain events that have shocked me to the core. When I was a kid it was news about Princess Diana’s death (heart wrenching to think of her young boys) and later the assassination of Indira … Continue reading
TV in India was very Interesting (Salman Rushdie & Jay Leno in the News)
The news was taken by a couple of controversies. The prevention of Salman Rushdie from coming to India for a literary festival in Jaipur. He was blocked due to political advantage as the elections were coming up. The other controversy … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged debates, Golden Temple, India, Jay Leno, Salman Rushdie, Sikh, TV
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Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
You can read my thoughts about this wonderful book at Tiny Island. An exquisite tragedy.
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Tagged book, books, history, Kashmir, review, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, story, tragedy
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Books: Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
Shalimar the Clown is a book by Salman Rushdie who won the booker of bookers for Midnight’s Children. This was an almost 400 page book and I took nearly 3 weeks to finish this. Actually I took more than 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, author, beautiful, beauty, book, book review, China, culture, good, India, Indian, intelligent, Kashmir, Life, literature, Living, map, Pakistan, personal, reading, reads, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, story, tragedy, Video, writing, YouTube
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I Struggle with Words
When I read books by Bill Bryson, Peter Mayle or Kurt Vonnegart – deceptively simple and charmingly witty – I am convinced I can write too. Then I actually sit down to put thought to paper. Its hard. There’s a huge discrepancy between the seemingly … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Bill Bryson, book, books, Peter Mayle, Salman Rushdie, writing
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